Longeron Fit?

[bullojm1]

Today I fit the longerons to the aft fuselage on my -7. The instructions tell you to align top of the longerons with the top of the side skins - easy enough. However, where the longeron passes over the F-711 bulkhead, the bulkhead interferes and makes the best alignment I can get about 1/32". To illustrate my point better, here are two pictures:

Pic showing the gap:

Pic showing the interference:

Anyone else run into this on their project? The the verdict on the right thing to do?

I appreciate any advice.

 

[AltonD]

Personally, I would file down the bulkhead slot a little for a good alignment. I had to on mine, not for alignment, but for fit. The longeron was real tight inthe notch. YMMV.

 

[bullojm1]

Nevermind....

Well that was easy to fix. Turns out my longeron had an every so slight twist, causing it to want to bow up. Once I clamped it down, everything snugged up nicely. Thanks for the reply.