Started by making making the C-619 spacers and finding the blocks that will eventually be the C-617 and C-618 parts, a few holes from now. Thankfully, the UHMW blocks were already the right sizes.
Oh - stuff in the mail from Van's - their primer kit (sans solenoid, which I already bought from Spruce) and an oil quick drain for the engine.
This is a part where this would have been easier if it weren't already in one big piece - match drilling the block to the forward fuselage frame. This is how I got around it . . . scotch tape, plus more scotch tape after the picture was taken, plus just holding it.
Pins that will eventually be part of the canopy hinge - this is after the end (threaded parts) have been ground off, as per the plans.
More weirdness to get around the fact that this is already riveted: this should be match drilled from the block to the subpanel rib, but you can't get the block on the outside if it's already riveted together - it goes too far forward. This is a template that was match drilled from C-617, and then we match drilled that template to the rib. Worked fine.
About to match drill the two bolt holes to the F-644 rib (on the other side of the bushing blocks, you can't see it.) If this picture looks a bit weird - keep in mind that the top skin is on now, and it's pretty reflective . . . that's why it looks like there are twice as many bolts as there should be.
