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Fuselage August 2008 Updates August 18, 2008 VS fiberglass.... - 2.0 hrs Today I cut some foam and fit it to the vertical stabilizer fiberglass tip. I also noticed the glue was not holding the metal strip to the bend radius in the tip. Once the foam was cut to fit I used a clamp to hold it in place. I mixed up some West Systems expoxy and used it to fill in around the foam and the metal strips. Then I mixed up some micro balloons with the epoxy as well and filled in even more. Once this is done I will fill in the back side to allow a smooth finish. While that was setting up I cut another standoff for my last hoseclamp on the fuel line from the pump to the fuel servo. Hopefully I am done with engine stuff until I mount the oil cooler with the baffleing. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.