{"id":3448,"date":"2015-08-01T20:03:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T19:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rv-7.dk\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2020-07-07T20:10:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T19:10:23","slug":"roll-bar-construction-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rv-7.dk\/?p=3448","title":{"rendered":"Roll bar construction, part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have finished constructing the roll bar assembly, and started the installation process.
\nThursday evening began riveting the channel splices.
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As you can see, the rivets in the\u00a0F-632D angle ended up a little close the radius, so I had to rivet them with the shop head aft. These will not be visible, as a reinforcement channel will cover them.
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Then I clamped the forward channel to my template table, and clecoed on the straps.
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\nIt took less than 10 minutes to set all rivets, thanks to my pneumatic squeezer.\"Fuselage<\/a><\/p>\n

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Today I continued with the aft channel.
\nBefore I could rivet it to the forward part, I had to install the two small angles that will support the reinforcement channel. First I marked and drilled the holes for the\u00a0F-632D angle.
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Then I could place the angles and drill them top the channel.
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..a little bit of deburring and 4 rivets later:
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Now I could close the roll bar…
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The rest is blind rivets.
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Finally done! \ud83d\ude00
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Now it was time to prepare the brackets that attaches the roll bar to the fuselage. I clamped them to the roll bar and drill the holes for 2 small rivets, that will secure the width of the brackets.
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Both done.
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I had to reinstall the fuselage top skins, to align the roll bar in the right position and angle.
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I marked the correct angle the mounting bracket will have to the roll bar.
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Then I trimmed the roll bar ends\u00a0and filed radius, to allow the thick angles to sit correct,..
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…like this:
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