I know this has been covered before, but I must be using incorrect terms to search - nothing comes up.
I finally declared panel wiring / pitot-static victory and rivited the fwd fus top skin - but ended up with 3 rivits that cannot be bucked. 2 of the holes go into enclosed areas with no access; the third is the fwd-most on the left side right aft of the firewall. A vertical QB gusset rivit head prevents access to the horizantal skin rivit.
I'm tempted to use pop rivits in these 3 places; the thought of spending $ on a cherrymax tool for 3 rivits hurts. However, I don't want in any way to compromise structural integrity.
What did other RV-8 QB folks do?
I finally declared panel wiring / pitot-static victory and rivited the fwd fus top skin - but ended up with 3 rivits that cannot be bucked. 2 of the holes go into enclosed areas with no access; the third is the fwd-most on the left side right aft of the firewall. A vertical QB gusset rivit head prevents access to the horizantal skin rivit.
I'm tempted to use pop rivits in these 3 places; the thought of spending $ on a cherrymax tool for 3 rivits hurts. However, I don't want in any way to compromise structural integrity.
What did other RV-8 QB folks do?