I’m sure if you attacked this all in one go then you could see it nearly finished in a day. I have been going back and forth for a few days now and the side panels are still not completely riveted on. I’m using a mirror to see the rivets under the stiffeners but it is slow progress.
I have done as much as I can as a solo riveter. Some of the rivets around the J channel and bulkheads are the most awkward I have come across. I have used every bucking bar available and drilled out quite a few. Slowly but surely progress is being made and I am moving towards attaching the side skin to the lower panels.
I have also completed attaching the aft lower skin on one side. I was a little concerned about the overlap and gap but the rivets pulled it in. Not perfect but acceptable.
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