Primed Elevator Structure

The right elevator counterweight (shown here on the left) has to get trimmed because the right elevator is lighter (the left elevator contains the trim system, so the counterweight needs to be heaver to balance the left elevator.  Trimming this was a pain.  I tried the bandsaw, but the counterweight jammed in the blade (and bent the blade).  I also tried a hacksaw, grinder, chisel, and file.  Nothing worked great, but I eventually got all the metal removed.



Here are all of the parts cleaned and primed, ready to be assembled.  I have no idea why Van's has you build the elevators separately.  It's going so much faster to just build them at the same time.