Today I spent some time getting the aft top skin riveted. My wonderful wife helped my in driving the rivets while I was squished inside the aft fuse with the bucking bar. It was also a day that was a billion degrees, so we tried to get things riveted quickly. Some of the most challenging rivets to buck were the ones on the very back where the Dynon ADHARS is mounted, but we managed to get things nicely bucked.
I also used this opportunity to get the canopy reinstalled so I can do final fitting of the rear window and ensure everything is aligned properly. I think I can install it solo, but I didn’t want to take that risk and since there were a second set of hands available, it was just easier.
I also fabricated the panel lighting connector. The main panel lights + the two under-dynon LED strips are controlled by the “Panel” dimmer on the passenger side.
RV-7 N890GF 
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