This is a bit of a fragmented post due to weather, and family schedules. While waiting for the tank sealant to cure on the trailing edge of the rudder, I began to fabricate the Horizontal Stabilizer front spar attachment brackets from some stock angle aluminum. (Page 8-3: Step 3-4). Next was trimming and deburring the spar caps and stringers (Page 8-4). This all happened in fits and spurts over a number of days (as witnessed by multiple outfit changes in the timelapse).
Next was the assembly of all the parts of the Front Spar to match drill and deburr. At this point I was stuck until the weather allowed me to prime all the parts. (Page 8-5) Moving forward I started to trim the inspar ribs, and get all the ribs deburred. (Page 8-6, 8-7). As noted by others, on Page 8-7 there is no longer a need to cut holes in the nose ribs as Vans has added lightening holes in all the nose ribs at the factory.
Finally I had time and the weather was nice enough for me to go back and prime the Front Spar so I can start riveting it together. I’m hoping to build cradles for the HS this week in prep for this weekend.