Since it may be a while before I see my new Spring-Airs, I am going to set up the fixed gear for now. I will retrofit the retracts later.

Steering-
Due to the tank now sitting right in front of the forward wing mount, I can't run the steering cables straight down the middle per the instructions. So I took a nylon tube (like a nyrod tube) and formed it by heating it with a heat gun, bending the tube, and letting it cool into it's new shape. After some trial and error, I was able to shape the tube to route around the side of the tank. then snake over and exit pointing toward the nose gear. This was glasses to the side of the fuselage using some 4 oz glass and epoxy. The steering cables are hooked up and I have nose steering.

This steering set up should work for the retract nosewheel as well.

Don't forget to drill a drain hole under the nose just forward of the firewall. Seal the edges with epoxy.