Astounding work Sir! When I saw this picture with the hand rivet puller I thought: "Nice work but too bad he's doing it with pop rivets". Then with closer examination of later pictures it appears that all rivets are Cherrymax! Also, it looks like the primer is aircraft grade yellow epoxy primer, the connectors are aircraft grade "Cannon" type and, of course, the use of true Huey fittings. Can I assume that you are an aircraft mechanic?
Looking forward to seeing more as this project progresses!