Brief Description: Finished riveting side skirts and epoxied rear ski
I finished riveting the side skirts today using the hand squeezer which worked on all but the last rivet on each side which had the rear canopy pins behind that prevented from using the squeezer or bucking bar. The pins hold the canopy into the rear plastic anchor blocks when closed. I drilled them to 1/8" and used a pop-rivet and called it done.!
I installed the canopy latch assembly again and still had to do some more filing on the latch arm to make it engage the latch pin on the roll bar without binding.
Then I installed the help-opening handle on the aft top end of the canopy. A little Lexel in the holes is all it took and I called it done.
Finally, I mixed up a small batch of epoxy filler and squeegeed the rear skirt rivets and washers hoping that is all it takes. I'll sand it down tomorrow after it has cured and put the last coat of surface primer on, I hope.
Finshed riveting side skirts and applied epoxy filler to hide washers on rear skirt.
Install the help-opening handle to aft end of canopy.
Handle held on with screws through center bow tube.
