23 - 24 Dec 2023

Continued riveting the front side skins in position. There is a bit of an issue with the alignment of one hole on each side for parts CF-CHL-032 (side channels) - the larger 4.0mm holes do not align with the rear fuselage tall angle component (part of the rear spar) and skins since those of rivets are a little lower than the horizontal holes in the skin which the rest of the side channels need to align with. I'll chat to Sling about this, I may make a doubler for this area.

Stripped the paint I'd previously applied off the firewall. I've decided to rather install heat-resistant paint on the inside and then primer the outside (engine side) with red oxide or similar as recommended by the manufacturer of the intumescent paint.