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Fuselage March 2005 Updates March 05, 2005 Riveting the Firewall Started on riveting the firwall flush rivets. I had a few of them not come out flush. I was back riveting and all I can figure is I did not keep the backplate tight enough and some of them did not come out as flush as I would like. I drilled them out and redid. 3 of the holes on the top angle brace came out a bit larger hole after I drilled them out. I mixed up some JB Weld and filled in the holes. After it cures I will drill out to #30 again and re-rivet. I have seen alot of posts on the RV Forums with others fixing things this way. Since it is just a stiffener it should not be a problem at all. If it becomes a problem I am just going to blame it on Harley Dave. 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.