Quote Originally Posted by 460.465USMC View Post
It feels good to get the panels started, no? It looks like you're planning to rivet the "removable" HVAC access panel? I drilled mine like you did, but having second thoughts that I should have installed nut serts.
I'm enjoying fitting the panels, but I guess I should pay a bit more attention to detail so I don't miss something like the A/C access panel. I'll likely just rivet it now that it's drilled. I've had mixed results using nut serts to join aluminum panels. As a matter of fact, I broke my #10-24 nut sert mandrel today while installing nut serts for the driver's foot box top panel. I need to look at the A/C instructions before pulling the panels to send to PC, as there are additional holes to drill.