![aftfuselage028.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage028.jpg.w180h240.jpg)
I layed out
the dimension of the aft fuselage on my work bench by first snapping a center line using a chalk line, seen here in blue.
![aftfuselage034.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/aftfuselage034.jpg)
Here you can see all of the lines marked on the table. Make sure your table is flat and that you are assembling
the fuselage upside down at this point.
![aftfuselage029.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage029.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
![aftfuselage032.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage032.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
Line up the front of the side wall so that the apex of the bend is touching the line you have marked on the table.
![aftfuselage036.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/aftfuselage036.jpg)
Make sure things are square and screw it down to the table. I used an old cutting board cut into squares with holes
drilled in them.
![aftfuselage037.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage037.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
At this point I tested to see if my BOTTOM skin fit. Again the whole assembly is built upside down that is why
the skin is on top of the side walls.
![fuselageassy005.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/fuselageassy005.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
Using a carpenters square I made sure that the bottom was square to the sides. The edge of the square is parallel
with the rivet line on the bottom skin.
![fuselageassy019.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fuselageassy019.jpg)
Using some scrap pieces of aluminum I braced the sides square to the table.
![aftfuselage038.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage038.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
![aftfuselage039.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage039.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
With the bottom skin fit and the side panels secure I checked for square again, added some more clamps and began to install
the Cross Ties. I found I could lay on the table and clamp things in place or...
![aftfuselage041.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage041.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
I could take the kid and put him down in the hole. Actually he wanted to do it because he thought it was cool.
I just sat back and did my best Tom Sawyer impersonation.
![aftfuselage044.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage044.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
Once the bottom Cross Ties were done (which are on top because remember we are building it upside down), I could complete
fitting the top Cross Ties.
![aftfuselage048.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/aftfuselage048.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
Everything is square and cleco'd.
![fuselageassy015.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fuselageassy015.jpg)
Fitting the F-23-03 Angle Mount and the F23-02 Bulkhead. A 24" long drill bit was the trick for drilling these
holes.
![fuselageassy017.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/fuselageassy017.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
Fitting the F22-05 Aft Angle.
![fuselageassy027.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/fuselageassy027.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
Once everything was secure I removed the clamps that kept the assembly on the table and slid it off the edge slightly
in order to install 24-01 Cross Tie Box.
![TurtleDeckAssy001.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/TurtleDeckAssy001.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
Starting the process of bending the F-20 Formers. I first made the 90 Degree bends and then went on to form the
flanges over the form blocks.
![TurtleDeckAssy002.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/TurtleDeckAssy002.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
Most flanges required that I do a "double" to get a good bend withour distorting the metal.
![TurtleDeckAssy009.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/TurtleDeckAssy009.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
![TurtleDeckAssy007.jpg](sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/TurtleDeckAssy007.jpg.w300h225.jpg)
This is what they looked like after being installed. Make sure you know which end is which as there is a top and
bottom.
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