Decided that some things just cannot be done without a little more precision. So I made a new faux spar to replace the Vans 'shipping spar' that is used to secure the QB fuselage in the crate. That was a straight cut, too thin, and otherwise inaccurate piece of lumber. I needed something with the accuracy to work on the F/I housing and fabricate other pieces. Besides (this is my story and I'm sticking to it) --- I want to bolt up the gear mounts and make it look like an aiplane.
Used some scrap siding from the house remodel, and with a little help from the table saw, and compound miter saw, it was 'a piece of cake'.
Glued up the 8" high spar with clamps, and dry-wall screws to set. Removed the screws, and ran it back thru the table saw to get the dimensions right, and then used the miter to cut a 3 degree dihydral angle on the inboard ends. PERFECT fit.
Now I'll use a drill guide to pilot drill a few of the important holes without marring the close tolerance holes and F-604 pass-thru bulkhead.
Thr RV-6 (&A) have an entirely different spar design than the later models. This makes some construction difficult until the wings are inserted. Of course, that makes the garage too small.
