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Fuselage July 2006 Updates July 10, 2006 Firewall Contactors.... - 3.0 hrs Jumping around a bit again. I noticed I had to put a doubler on the firewall for the contactors. I had drilled the 2 outside holes for both contactors so I used those to hold them in place and then marked and drilled the holes for the doubler. Next I used the bucking block and rivet gun with the dimple dies to make the dimples in the firewall. Once the doubler was riveted in place I used bolts to hold the nut plate in place while drilling the holes for the rivets. Then I backriveted the nutplates. Last I bolted the contactors in place. Last I riveted all along the longeron from the F9 bulkhead back. The more I look everything over I think putting that bottom forward skin on is going to work out great. I cannot see where there will be any problems yet. As I have had to get underneath there to work on stuff I keep looking at all the places to rivet and seems like it should work out fine. 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.