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FIGURE 2-25. Drilling and cutting guide. BODY FRAMEWORK 31

After you have matched the pieces, line up the predrilled
1/8-inch holes at the ends of each piece. If the holes on the
pieces do not line up (which happened to me three-quarters of
the time), clamp them together and redrill the 1/8-inch-diameter
hole in both pieces at the same time. Next insert a 1/8-inch rivet
into the hole and using a rivet gun “pop” the rivet to secure the
pieces. The rivet gun you use should come with directions.
Once you have completed both the upper and lower sec-
tions of the framework, they must be joined together with two
20-inch connection pieces marked A and B. To begin take the
lower section and place it so the two Fs (which stand for
front) on the front of this section face you. Then place the upper
section within the lower, with its Fs facing you. Figure 2-27
shows where the two connecting pieces are placed; the piece
marked A is placed at the front and the piece marked B in the
rear. The pieces are held in place by four 1-inch 1/4-inch-