I began the installation of the landing gear by studying the plans, assembly manual, and various forum postings on the VAF website. There are several differences between the stock Vans gear and the Grove gear, and I wanted to understand everything before cutting metal.
The first order of business was to flip the fuselage upside down and clamp the rotisserie so the plane was level in both axes. I laid out the Grove gear attach fittings and marked the skin where it will need to be trimmed. (The Grove gear blocks are a bit taller than the stock ones.)
The installation of the Grove gear will require at least four different sizes of cobalt drill bits. I'll buy those in the next day or two.
