Well it seems no matter how hard I try, I just can't assemble stuff out of the box

Having to move the fuel tank to the other side of the fuselage because of the muffler meant that the bottom of the tank extended below the bottom of the fuselage which would cause issues when I try to restrain it by pulling the back of the tank upwards which as you know will have the clunk sucking air towards the end of the fuel.

All of that to say I needed to extend the fuselage down a little and ensure that it is parallel to the aircraft centerline. I built the little skid and covered it.

I have read issues with the supplied zip-ties that hold the fuel tank on the fuselage being too brittle and snapping in flight. I decided to use velcro straps looped through the fuse so had to cut slots in the appropriate place as per pic 1.

Pic 2: Back on track with the manual and gluing the stab into the fuselage.

Cheers

Goose