The real test today - would the lessons I learned doing the leading edge on the left wing actually make a difference and make building this one any easier? It turns out, yes! Getting the ribs in the skins this time around was far easier and probably took me 15 minutes, as opposed to the hours and hours it took last time.
Once the leading edge was built in the cradle, I transferred it to the wing itself and started all of the final drilling.
The plate that joins the inboard portion of the leading edge to the tank gave me a little trouble just because of how tight everything is, but after I put some Boelube on it (used for drill bits, but worked fine for just providing a slicker surface), I was able to slide it in and get the holes drilled into the inboard rib.
The leading edge should be left clecoed together at this point, because once the tank is done the two need to be attached to the spar together so the joint can be match drilled. I noticed that the rib flanges on the very leading edge were not sitting flat though, causing a little bump in the skin. I forgot that I hadn't taken the ribs to the Scotch Brite wheel to round off these hard corners before I assembled the ribs with the skin. There's nothing wrong with it structurally as-is, but I don't want the slight bump in the skin if I can help it. So I went ahead and pulled everything apart and took a little meat off the nose of the ribs to smooth everything out.
