Brief Description: Completed the fix for my screw up
In looking at my damaged skin/rib, I decided to try to salvage these parts vs replacemnts. It appears the next size bigger rivet, a AN426AD4-4 (1/8"), will cover the damage in the skin so, with the blessing of Van's tech, I have decided to use this. I countersunk a scrap chunk of aluminum to create a female dimple die and we were able to set my male dimple die in a piece of wood and using the scrap inside and the die on the outside and the rivet gun, with the help of Gary Emmerson, reform the dimple in the skin and rib to accept the AD4 rivet. Bucked the new rivet in place and although not perfect it will take care of this issue. If this was on the top skin I might have gone a different direction. Glad this faux pas is behind me and time to continue.
