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Date:  11-17-2008
Number of Hours:  0.00
Manual Reference:  8-2
Brief Description:  Firewall

I drilled out a few rivets because 1) I was a bit careless and 2) I was dull (rivetting nutplate rivets without nutplate!!!)

As the instructions say you can back rivet everything apart from the nutplates.

The only thing I found a little odd was the rivet call out in the corners. The metal thickness is the same but there are call outs for AD4-6's next to the weldments where access with a normal back rivet set is not so easy.

So I tried an AD4-7 in this location and it bent over slightly because I could not get vertical pressue with my normal back rivet set. So I went back to AD4-6's and they set just fine. I suppose if you have an extended straight back rivet set the 7's will be OK.

Impressions: Dimpling stainless steel with the DRDT-2 was a joy and I was very pleased with the overall finish. The really neat thing after the wings is you only have to do things once!
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Rivet Call Out

Rivet Call Out

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Firewall Forward

Firewall Forward

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Firewall Aft

Firewall Aft

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