Setting up the fuselage jig

I have been working on getting the fuselage jig set up. It takes a while to get the thing level, plumb and square. It can be quite frustrating so I would get a couple of measurements a day done and bolt the thing in place. I finally have completed that task and now I am starting to put the parts on the jig.

This too is no easy thing to do. Now I understand why people get the quick build kit. I guess I was just more enthusiastic about building when I built the first RV-6. Now it's just mundane but it has to be done. I have gotten the firewall mounted in the jig and it's probably the most complicated part to install since it has to be exact in height, plumb, square and center to the jig. If I get this thing on there crooked, then everything else, including the engine will be off.

You will see a machinist level is one of the pictures that is gnat's ass on the money. This was no easy task but that firewall is on there perfectly and I am happy with the setup. Next I will start with the centersection but I first have to bend the main longeron. This takes time and A LOT of clamps.

It took me several hours to find the layout of the longeron. My wife was asking me why I was digging around in the closet. It wasn't looking for hidden Chirstmas gifts I can tell you that......
I found it on the main layout of the fuselage and it even shows all the other dimensions too. Imagine that. Progress. Now off to the toolbox to get out every C-clamp I own so I can bend this damn longeron.