The weather is starting to warm up. It's possible that within the next few weeks I might actually be able to prime the pile of parts stacking up on my bench. To keep things moving, I primed some small parts (Q-tip method) so I could assemble them. I riveted and bolted the elevator control horn stop to the aft deck.
The rudder stops are riveted with pop rivets in the front and solid rivets aft.
Since the internal side of the canopy roll bar won't see any abuse, I just primed the parts with rattle can primer. The forward side of the u-channel and the connecting strap are riveted with solid rivets, which was an easy task with the squeezer.
The aft side also has a piece of angle that is riveted on with the middle section splice plate. Then, the forward u-channel is riveted on with pop rivets. Two blisters later, I had all of the pop rivets done. That was a lot of rivets!
The roll bar has 6 tooling holes that will drive me nuts if left open, so I filled them with JB Weld. I'll prime and paint it all later.
