Well, I got back from Oshkosh. Was busy working most of the time, but I did have a little time to sneak off and check out the latest gadgets. I also did some engine shopping. Anyway, tonight after the incredible heat subsided a bit, I spent a little time on the project. Here is the up-elevator stop prior to cutting:
Here it is all cut and with pilot holes drilled.
Here's the up-elevator stop being fitted to the aft fuselage. This piece is also one of the three places where the vertical stabilizer attaches to the rest of the airplane. I wasn't quite ready to commit to one particular stabilizer alignment yet, so I didn't drill the other set of pilot holes (from the elevator stop through the VS spar) tonight.
This whole process of fitting the empennage is very fiddly. Must go slowly to avoid building a crooked airplane.