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Fuselage March 2007 Updates March 01, 2007 Strobe Wiring - 2 hrs I had to order longer wires for the strobe pak to the wings run. I ordered again from Strobes N More. They are Johnny on the spot with the shipping. Received in 2 days and they came in today. These wires already come pinned out so you need to make sure you have the pins in the right position. Males at the strobe pak end. I started at the wing holes in the side of the fuselage and estimated how much was needed to get to the strobe pak. Inserted thru the holes running up the wing spar and then down the center channel. I got it all done and inserted the pins in the plastic connectors. Then I realized I ran both wires thru the 704 push rod hole instead of the left side snap bushing. I dont have a pin removal tool so I had to remove it all the other direction from the wing hole in the fuse and rerun thru the snap bushing next to the push rod hole. I ran both of these wires together and tie wrapped and also used the tie wrap bases to hold it tight against the side of the channel. Again the second time is always faster. You don't want any of these wires loose in the channel causing any binding of the controls. I ran out of the tie wrap bases so I had to stop for the night. Need to make a run to Lowes tomorrow to finish up and take some pics. 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.