Today I had to start off correcting a mistake I made yesterday. I riveted 16 nutplates to the forward fuselage floor. I was not supposed to do that. I had to use a small pair of vice grips to hold the flush pulled rivets so I could drill them out. All went fairly well and I was able to remove the nutplates and install the ribs to the forward floor.
I then riveted the nutplates to the floor and rib flanges as I was supposed to in the first place.
I clecoed, final drilled and riveted the engine mount brackets to the tunnel ribs.
I clecoed the lower firewall to the ribs and floor and then riveted them together. I also installed the nut plates at the bottom of the firewall and the floor attachment.
I prepped the cowling attachment clips and spacers for the lower fuselage. I attached the plates to the lower fuselage and riveted the nutplates in place.
I separated the rudder pedal back-up plates and deburred the edges. I need to countersink the nutplate attachment holes and rivet them in place.
