

This is how I applied the Alodine to the large parts.
I used a large plastic container with a couple of inches
of Alodine in the bottom, and applied it to the
surfaces with a sponge. The small parts were able
to be completely submerged in the plastic container.

Since I am flush riveting all of my surfaces, I spent plenty of time
dimpling and countersinking parts for the flush rivets.

This is a shot of the elevator attach bracket.

Here is the elevator all clecoed together and ready to rivet.

This is the Elevator control horn ready to be riveted.

I had to assemble the Elevator nose ribs in a different order than the
manual suggests
because I am flush riveting. The nose ribs were riveted into the skin first, then
the spar was attached with Cherry blind rivets.

Here is the inside of the elevator before the skins were aligned and riveted.

This is the pesky elevator trim tab. It was fairly
difficult to assemble because the parts are so small.

Here is the basic frame of the elevator.
The main spar is ready to be riveted on next.

Here I am riveting on the upper skin. I have carefully
dimpled the ribs, spars, and skins so I can use flush rivets.

This is a view of the lower elevator skin with the control horn riveted
in place.
I used lots of clecoe's to help insure the assemly was straight as possible.
Here I am spraying the Deft epoxy primer that is the final step in the
corrosion proofing
process. Since I do live near the Atlantic Ocean, and could some day have the
Glastar
mounted on floats, I took extra precaution with corrosion proofing.
Here is the Horizontal Stabilizer almost completely riveted,
and ready for the installation of the piano hinges that will connect
it to the Elevator assembly later on.