Today, I went back and trimmed a bit more off a couple of the side panel edges for a better fit. I also cleco'd the top in place in the two positioning holes. During the next work session, I'll match drill through the upper tail skin to the #8 Station R-BULK.
Although the plans say to turn the fuselage on its side to match drill the bottom holes, I plan to simply raise it off the floor with sawhorses and 2X6's and slide the forward table out. I'll work from underneath the fuselage.