Okay,
I took a few days and glassed the inside of the rear airframe both for fuel proofing and because I am afraid of overpressure inside the fuse at higher speeds.

Here I have one vertical retract mount Hysoled in place.

I installed one retract to check the clearances before doing the second.


I tilted and cambered the mounts to retract into the fuse entirely instead of making bubbles on the sides to accept them. This will make sanding the sides much easier. This is also the maximum spread I can give the main wheels and keep them from tilting.
Just visible forward of the retracted gear is the marked position of the front fuse section. I had intended going with a 50oz tank but it won't fit and allow the gear to retract. I ordered a 40oz tank but that may not fit either. I will try a 32oz one as soon as I get a chance. A 24oz tank will fit , so if necessary I will use a couple of tanks in series.
Next I will probably fit the front section but may go back and fit the wings next. Those are a "chicken and egg" situation as the wings have to be in place for the torque rods to go in the holes I provided, and simultaneously slip onto 5" of carbon rod on each side. I'm still pondering that. I think I may have a solution short of cutting off the torque rods.
The retracts are JP. The struts are Robart struts with about a 15deg angle on the axle. As far as I can tell no longer available, or at least not listed on their site. The brakes are Xicoy with 5mm threaded axels. It turns out the solution of the mix between SAE and metric was more simple than I thought. It is possible to tap the 3/16" axle hole in the Robart strut with a 5mm tap which then takes the threaded axle well. Those are installed with Loctite blue. The brakes are installed with a little JB weld behind the brake backplate to make up for the disparity between the backplate anti rotation lugs and the sides of the axle hub. I seems pretty solid.
John