After yesterday's buffoonery with the vertical stabilizer spar attachment, I recovered nicely by riveting the attach tab and spacer to the FRONT side of the spar, where it's supposed to be. Then I did a few small jobs in preparation for attaching the VS:
-- Ran a pull-string down though the conduit in the leading edge of the VS, then pulled the video camera wire up through it. -- Cut a notch in the plastic wire conduit so the wire will bend the corner at the bottom edge of the VS. -- Filed a small notch in the left edge of the VS aft spar so the tail wire grommet would clear it. -- Squeezed the three rivets that attach the elevator "up" stop to the aft deck. -- Touched up a few paint scuffs here and there,
Finally, I attached the vertical stabilizer and began torquing the 10 nuts that hold it on. (If your RV-8 only has nine bolts, don't worry. I added an additional one at the bottom of the rear spar of the VS.)
The VS spar attach plate is now assembled correctly. The world is in harmony once again.
Video camera wire coming out of the top of the VS.
