Top skin clecoed in place
Top skin riveted in place
looking toward the tail cone
Vertical stab and rudder installed
Tip rfairings installed
Tape used to mark tail cone mounting nutplates
Tail cone marked with a sharpie pen to make it easier find the scribe line
Top tail cone fairing marked for cutting. I used a dremel tool with a saw blade to cut close to the line and then sanded to the marks.
Initial fitting of the tail cone fairing
Mounting tabs added for drilling
Mounting tabs drilled in place
Ready to drill the top fairing. I found it was easier to cleco the top ones from the inside
Top fairing drilled
Ready to drill the tail cone to the fuselage
Finished at last!
Another view
Tail cone finished
Inside the tail cone