In between house chores I managed to get a little shop time in today. The seat hinges are made of really soft aluminum that is known for getting serious waves in it when riveted. Instead of trying to somehow hold the seat pans vertical while riveting (this "normal" riveting is what leads to the waviness of the hinges), I decided to use the C-frame dimpler. This is a little slower, but it produces really nice rivets because the rivet gun and the rivet set on the bottom are always in alignment.
The plans say to rivet the seat pans in at this point. I had just glued down a few cable tie mounts to the floor underneath to zip tie the wiring conduit to. It takes 24 hours to cure, so for now I'm just going to cleco the floors in place. The front seat floors (that go under your legs) are removable and held in with screws. I put a few screws in place just to get everything lined up for the upcoming parts, but they will have to come out again shortly to put the controls in (as well as to paint).
