29 - Fwd Mid Fuse Side Structure (finished left side)

Section 29 is long and involved - after over 50hrs, I've only finished the left side (for now) and tomorrow I'll start the right.  But, it is looking more and more like a fuselage each day, which is motivating.  The following were accomplished since the last post:

- re-primed countersunk holes in left longerons (upper and lower); riveted left roll bar angle to intercostal; riveted fuselage side ribs to skin; riveted drag fitting and center section side plate to skin; riveted stiffener to skin; installed skin to fuselage; prepped stiffeners and other bits for the side skin structure; riveted canopy latch brackets to side skin; prosealed and clecoed skin to firewall and upper longeron
- riveted left side skin to a whole lot of shit (used back-rivet bucking bar for as much as possible)
finished riveting left side skin (for now), with the help of my wife who riveted the bottom forward flange of the left side skin to the bottom forward left skin (while I bucked from inside; yes it was a pain)
- riveted armrest, and front skin stiffeners to skin (my wife helped with some of the back-rivet bucking); riveted center section channel; riveted roll bar angle; riveted flap block bracket; prepared root fairing attach angles
- riveted web stiffeners to bulkhead assemblies; riveted nutplates to center bottom skin and root fairing attach angles; riveted root fairing attach angles to left side skin; reinstalled bulkhead bar assembly (left)

Riveted fuselage side ribs to left skin:

Riveted center section plate and upper drag fitting to left side skin:

Riveted stiffener to skin:

Clecoed left skin assembly to fuselage assembly to start the riveting the skin to the assembly:

Riveted canopy latch bracket to left side skin:

Using the back rivet bar makes the outside skin look all purdy:

Prosealed skin to firewall and upper longeron, and then started riveting the longeron and other areas of the skin:

Riveting skin to lower longeron:

Riveted stiffener to firewall:

Many of the skin to fuselage parts were riveted (but, still much more to go):

Inside view:

Riveted roll bar angle:

Bent and riveted center section channel:

Riveted left armrest:

Riveted forward stiffeners to left side skin:

Riveted flap block bracket:

Riveted  root fairing attach angles:

Riveted nutplates to attach angles and bottom skin; riveted web stiffeners to bulkhead assemblies:

Midway turning the fuselage 180deg to work on the right side:

Attached and final torqued bulkhead bar assembly

Had to replace the steel brake line fittings with AN fittings, since I'm going to install the Aircraft Specialty brake lines in a few sections:

Right side, ready for it's skin: