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Upper gear box rivets

stearmansteve

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I've just rivited the top forward skin on my RV-8 and don't see how to buck the rivits that go through the upper longerons and have shop heads in the gear boxes. I have all the wireing and plumbing in the gear boxes and did not expand the lightening holes. Can AN426's be bucked? Do I have to use pull rivits? Are 1/4 inch grip 3/32 pull rivits available (it doesn't look like Vans or
Spruce have longer than 1/8 inch grip available) or do I have to use 1/8 inch rivits? What are you other guys doing?
 
Unless it's just a matter of personal pride to do it with solid rivets, join the many of us that just popped in the Cherry's, per Larry...

Paul
 
Thanks!

Thank you all for the replys. I have no pride and won't kill myself or wreck my back and arms trying to buck solid rivits.
Steve
 
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