It's been a busy week and I haven't had much time for my airplanes. I did get a bit more done this weekend on the RV-8. It's getting close! The DLE30 is installed along with the ignition, battery and switch. The tires and wheel pants are in place. The wheel pants needed a little Dremel adjustment on the wheel openings, but nothing major. Since I don't care for a too-solid connection between the tailwheel and rudder, I opted for a Sullivan tailwheel assy. Another minor change I made was the addition of a plywood deck between the tank area and the radio tray that allowed me to mount the tank directly above the wing tube. I went with dual elevator servos, omitting the supplied wire elevator joiner. The only thing missing in the photos is the receiver. That arrived a little while ago from Servo City. They had a sale on Futaba 6014HS receivers for $130. Screamin' deal! Thanks again, Azhar, for telling me about that sale. Other than installing the RX and setting up the radio, the only thing left to do is the flap and aileron linkages on one wing. The carbon wing tube fits exactly as it should and required no sanding or trimming. Nice. The cowling comes with a plywood former / stiffener glued into the rear end that butts up to the firewall. When installed, the spinner ring on the cowl centered perfectly around the crankshaft. One quirk of this kit is that the spinner ring on the cowl is 2 7/8" diameter. A 3" spinner is too big and a 2 3/4" is too small. I went with a 2 3/4" as it looked better than "too big". Maybe someone knows of a 2 7/8" spinner that doesn't cost a small fortune?