Completed the Upper firewall today. There are a heck of lot of nutplates and flush rivets to squeeze. Also drilled and riveted the cowl hinges. Attached the nutplates to the forward and aft sides, attached the antenna shelf and dimpled the holes in the bottom flange.
A couple of issues. Figure 3 is not correct as it incorrectly shows 2 loops at the end of the F-1201J hinge half. 26" is the correct length, but, with this length it cannot have a loop at each end of the hinge half. If it was cut to 26.5", it would not fit. Per Ken Scott, this is acceptable.
The other, perform step 9 before riveting the 4 K1000-8 nutplates at the bottom of the upper firewall as shown in the inset (circle) at the bottom right hand side of the page. The nutplates interfere with the dimple dies in a couple of the locations.
Get to mix a small batch of fuel tank sealant in the morning. Yuck!
Time Today - 7 hours
