The fuselage sides and formers are now one. To prepare for that, I made sure all of the doublers and servo rail brackets were glued in place, and the positions for the formers and firewall were accurately marked. During the gluing process, I made sure all of the centerlines of the formers were all in line and clamps and braces were put in place to assure it would stay that way while the glue dried. Next, the engine beams will be glued in place, a fuel tank floor will be installed and fuel line holes will be drilled through the firewall, followed by the sheeting for the top of the fuselage. Radio installation will be next including pushrods for the elevator and rudder, throttle and steering cable, and the brake cable before sheeting the bottom of the fuse. I fly from a relatively short asphalt runway and I'm tired of running off the end of it after a landing. I have a Rocket City spring brake that I pulled from an old Sig Kougar nose gear from many years back. It worked well and is easy to install.
It is starting to look like my Viscount I remember from 1965 and am anxious to fly it.