Progress is slow until the holiday vacation. Stab is sheeted (still rough). Fuse sides are started. I am in process on engine and landing gear installation planning. I made a scale drawing of the firewall in CAD to plan the details of the engine mount and nutplates install.

I still need to pick a tank and finalize my engine plans, I am having second thoughts about the Rossi. I am trying to rebuild it with new bearings, but I can't get the fool thing apart. The piston liner is currently stuck halway out. I heated the case to 300 degrees and pushed a piece of plastic into the exhaust port from the top and turned the crank (with a prop hastily bolted on). That worked, but only as far as the piston will push it. Any suggestions?