It’s been a while since I have posted an update. It does not mean I have not been working on my project! I have and making good progress. All of my work logs are logged on the EAA Builders log. You can see these details by visiting this link.
Here’s a quick update on where I am at and the major milestones I have completed in the past 3-5 months:
- Had the fuselage longeron landing gear attachment service advisory completed. This involved having a surgical welder perform the steps outlined by the Christen Industries service advisory.
- Had the fuselage structure and misc tube structure parts (i.e. tail features, elevator, rudder, landing gear, etc.) media blasted and powder coated. Metal Prep in Rockford, IL was used and they did a great job.
- Moved the entire project from my lake house which was 2 hrs from home to my hanger which is now 15 min from home. Hoping for much higher productivity now!
- Performed the steps required to join the front and rear spar halves for the upper wing. These spars were procured recently from Aviat.
- Completed all the upper wing ribs. Most were completed by the previous builder I purchased the kits from, but I decided to build the compression ribs again with the notch for the sold anti-drag blocks. It was fun to build these and took some time.
Here are some pictures of these milestones. I’ll update the next milestone here, but feel free to visit my build log site on the EAA website if you want to get daily (I hope!) updates.
Compression rib building. 
Compress rib building. 
All of the ribs for the upper wing. 
Upper wing assembly. 
Newly powder coated fuselage. 
Misc powder coated parts. 
The newly powder coated fuselage.