How much should I shim the TE? 1/16" balsa, maybe? You are right about the nose overs being due to excess speed because my prettiest landings were the deadstick ones

I got my plane home Sunday night and did a complete inspection checking for any post flight damage or loose bolts. She is back together and ready to fly again. I agree about flying at scale speeds, and that is how I fly most of the time. I think what I did was after takeoff, I would climb at WOT and trim (this would take alot of trim) then slow down to fly scale...It still seemed to be pretty close to in trim when I slowed down.
Well, now that I am more confident I think I may spend some time flying it, and see if some of the trim issues where more nerve related...

Thanks for all the info. It was well worth the time and energy. How can you explain to someone who doesn't fly? My wife said to me one time, "It's easy, you juts point the plane where you want it to go..."

Thanks everyone

Jess