Mr. Boss Buff...



So here is the completed strut:



This shows how close I got on the alignment. "Close, but no cigar!"



I drilled the holes in the hull for the 0-80 bolts. Guys, the hull is very thin in this area! I tapped the holes, then hardened them with CA and tapped them again.



This pic shows the nice curve that I had in the base plate that matched the hull. Before the buffer took care of it!



Anyway, here it is after buffing and straigtening everything:



Here it is just after nickel plating:



And after polishing the nickel plate: