This evening I finished riveting most of the nutplates on the front seat support ribs. I also finished prepping and priming the other components of the front seat. All that remains is to rivet on the nutplates that attach the forward part of the seat pan to the aft part and a few more in the floor structure. The front seat will then be ready for painting and final installation, when the time comes.
While the primer was drying, I located and drilled the five holes in the belly skin where the smoke-oil reservoir vent port will go. The port itself will be riveted on much later.