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Fuselage August 2006 Updates August 26, 2006 Misc Stuff.... - 4.0 hrs Did not get anything done this week. Had lots of stuff going on at work. Today I started out getting the gussets on the 6 and 7 bulkheads riveted. Also did the bottom of the 7 bulkhead. Don't remember why they hold you off on these but looks like its ok to do them now. Next I drilled a second set of holes next to the predrilled ones on the 708 bulkhead to tie-wrap the static tubing. I picked up some 1/4 inch ID tubeing to slip over the small one at the tie points. Then it was time to tackle the left gear weldment. I had to enlarge the back of the large hole again. Also had to trim the floor stiffeners about 1/8 inch to allow clearance for the weldments. I used a cutoff wheel on the dremal tool. Worked great. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.