Did some rework today, When attempting to connect the short pushrod to the control stick assembly, I discovered that I had onstalled the control rod backwards, and therefore the end with the hole drilled for the safety wire was on the other end!!!! This required disconnecting the pushrod from the ideler arm, and reversing it and then reinstalling. This was the one that gave me fits trying to get the small light washers inserted, so I climbed back in the tailcone and huffed and puffed and got them reattached. Before completing the attachment I needed to reinstall the rear mount bracket and the elevator belcrank assembly. But before doing this I needed to fabricate a new battery box that will hold 2 PC 680 Batteries. Got the dimensions off the web and some 1/8"x 1 1/2x 1 1/2 alum angle from Ace hwdr. and began cutting, filling and sanding. All of the alum angles are cut and sanded, Tomorrow I'll drill and rivet them, then I can mount the elevator belcrank and install the push-rod to the control assembly (Whew, a lot of effort just to connect on rod end to a weldment!!!!!)
Began by cutting off the sides of the "old" Bat holder
Cut these end pieces from the 1 1/2" angle
Added the 2 side pieces of 1 1/2" angle (the squeezer head is just to hold them down)
