I decided that I should just go ahead and finish this thing up today. So I used the modified thin bucking bar and smashed the last couple rivets in the end of the ribs that couldn't be reached with the squeezer. Then I proceded to the oh-so-fun bending of the leading edges. I wisely learned from the rudder leading edge bending that I should drill and deburr the leading edge holes before bending. This worked out great. Also, I only bent 1 section of the leading edge at a time. In this pic you can see the shorty outboard section is already bent and blind riveted together and I've got the broom handle taped to the middle section. The middle section, being longest, and thicker than the rudder skin was VERY difficult to get bent. I ended up having my wife help with that as I couldn't do it myself. She rolled the broom handle while I helped bend the edge down with my fingers.
Here it is all finished up. Although the eye bolts still need to be installed. And the fiberglass tip...
