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Jeff Mitchell's RV8 project
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Date:  8-27-2009
Number of Hours:  4.30
Manual Reference:  8-46
Brief Description:  Riveted the rear seat back.

I used my squeezer to set most of the rivets joining the top web to the top flange and top of the seat back. I didn't want to wait for help to buck the remaining rivets so I drilled a few 3/16" holes in a heavy block of steel to hold a die. Then I just positioned the die/block under the seat back and used a back rivet set to buck them. They all worked out well but one, which I drilled out and replaced. Then it was back into the painting room for a cleaning and a final coat of SW988 to cover the new rivets.
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Top web riveted in place

Top web riveted in place

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Heavy steel stock to hold die

Heavy steel stock to hold die

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Rear seat back complete

Rear seat back complete

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