Continued with squeezing of left strut. Found 1 1/4" spacer gave just the right sliding fit. On inititial fit of the left strut, determined that the angle of the lower attach fitting not exactly right. Heated up and tweaked fitting up about 1/8" for better fit. Completed left strut in 5.5 hours.
Right strut completed. Long tedious day. Not sure why this takes so long. I know I'm slow but drilling 8 holes in each spar?? Everything looks right. We'll see how she flies.