I'm waiting for a new edge-roller tool, so I skipped the first steps on the tail cone section and went right to assembly of bulkheads. Nothing special, though I did put a smiley in a rivet. I should've just left it. Drilling out an AD4 is difficult to get right and it's always a risk that you'll make it worse.
But the assembly went fine and then started separating and deburring the various small parts of the tailcone most aft bulkhead.
Filled out the order for the wings -- 12 week lead time, according to the Van's website -- and will have them put a new rudder skin in. I tested the old to make sure I can drill out all of the rivets to remove the skin and it should be fine.
I would likely not drill out the rib with the offending hole -- AD4's, you know -- but will probably hack off a section of the flange on the rib and rivet on a new plate with flange on the existing rib and then match drill the holes using the original, damaged rudder skin that Van's sent.
