Installation of the closeout panels begins
Right skin fitted with holes lining up very will on the back half but match drilling will be required for several holes on the front to avoid deforming the panels
Left side skin Clecod in place and secured with rivets in locations that did not require match drilling.
Left skin fully installed
Door strike plates installed and rivnuts JB-Welded inplace behind the strike plates.
Aft floorboards Clecoed in place, the left and right riser panels need to be match drilled to the sides of the fuselage.
Panels match drilled and finishing riveting panels in place.
This is a quick build kit and the factory pre-paints the inside of the canopy with a blue/grey gel coat but this did not match my interior. So the painter had to prep and paint the inside, from the inside.
I selected a metallic dark gray that matches the leather intior I selected for the seats.
