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Old 11-19-2009, 10:05 PM   #81 (permalink)
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Passenger side and bottom left to do. Oh, and better not forget the camera boom before I seal it up.

Even only half covered, I'm cautiously optimistic about how rigid it already feels. I also did some cross-triangulating on the frame inside - will get a shot of that tomorrow before I finish the skin.


EDIT: also added another picture of the four bulkheads in place:
back here in post #74.


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