Thanks for the compliment guys, I really appreciate it and you guys are motivational too. It's starting to feel more like a model airplane now instead of a boat anchor!
Tom, I planned to have about 1" of solid Six10 epoxy in each end to keep the ends from splitting. That's why I filled up the cup before pushing the rod in. Most of the squeeze out was from epoxy I put on the outside of the rod before I stuck it in so the inside should be filled slightly beyond the edge of the aluminum. I'll find out when I drill through it for the cross pin. Thanks, G.