Well, made some progress -
1. Covered the nose with sheeting and cut out the cockpit.
2. Installed the formers for the longerons.
3. Put some lite ply supports on the first two formers. If the pilot leans back he won't break the former out.
4. Cut, shaped and test fit the balsa block to the front bottom of the fuse. I don't think I will glue it in place, I think I will make it removeable so that I can mount the throttle servo and ignitionmodule next to the fuel tank and have access to all that stuff.
5. Test fit the engine to see how to setup the throttle servo and ignition. Found that the throttle arm can not be rotated on the carb throttle plate rod. The arm has a "D" shapped hole and can't be repositioned. It also has a strong spring that I think must be removed.

The build has been pretty simple up till now. The fun begins now. The 24 oz tank will fit nicely at the proper height if mounted just below the cockpit floor and offset to the same side as the carb. This leave plenty of room for the servo and ignition module.

Anyone else had a throttle arm angle like this (see pictures)? If so sugestions are welcome.