The 2nd session went a bit better than the first with regard to the mess.
I first attached the front brace. During riveting, several of the mandrels broke above the top head of manufactured head of the rivet. Each of the rivets snapped or popped and the shop head is the same as the others, but the mandrel snapped off at the wrong location. After finishing for the day, did a bit of research and found out that this is a common problem with these two types of rivets.
Here is what I found on the forum.
Broken Rivet Mandrel Thread #1
Broken Rivet Mandrel Thread #2
Broken Rivet Mandrel Thread #3
So will cut them off with the Dremel after the sealant cures.
Attached the baffles inside the tank ensuring all of the required passages remained open. Then, I deviated from the plans a bit and first attached the rear brace to the rear cover before installing the rear cover. Was much easier to set the AD4 rivets this way. Used a pair of tweezers to coat the head and stem of the AD4.
Three small batches of fuel tank sealant.
Time Today - 7 hours
