center section spacers

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Sat May 31, 2008 3:43 am

Two spacer-related questions:

One, does anyone have a set of center section spacers (the 1 7/16" simulated spar dealies) that they're done with and could let me borrow?

Two, I tried to rivet on the thick spacer bars that get held to the aft center section bulkhead with a pair of AN426AD4-14 rivets, and the rivets are much too short. I had to drill them out a couple times and start over, and now the holes are enlarged very very slightly, but it's enough that over that massive length the little bit of rivet I do have just swells up inside and leaves ZERO length to form a shop head. I don't have any longer rivets on hand... anyone have any suggestions as to the best way to fix this?

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Sat May 31, 2008 5:47 am

sometimes you can put a longer rivet than what you need in a vise, and carefully put the squeeze to it to fatten it up and make it a bit shorter. YMMV

weezbad · Post by **weezbad** » Sat May 31, 2008 6:40 am

not quite finished with mine yet.

i would call vans on the rivet q. IIRC those rivets were just to hold the bars inplace untill the wings were installed....