The Engine mount I received has some questionable welds and we broke a tab off when removing the engine and mount from the crate.  Below are the pictures.  Click on a picture to see the full size image.

I was able to find a deal on a firewall forward package for a Zenith 701!  It's a VW 2180 engine with a Valley redrive and 3 bladed ground adjustable prop.  The engine has dual ignition and includes everything we need to get going!  It's on it's way here on a truck, but I have some pictures from the original owner.

It's been a while!  in August, I took off a week to see how far along we could get the fuselage.  We did manage to get the entire rear half the fuselage done, but the front half was much more complicated.  See the pictures below.

It's been almost 6 months since we got the kit and we have only been working weekends.  At this point, we have completed a Rudder, all SLATS for the wings, the skeleton of the Elevator and Stabilizer, and almost 1 complete wing half.  We made a mistake while skinning the elevator.  Dad measured one side of the skin and I measured the other.  AFTER we drilled all the holes and cleco'ed it all together, one side was right on and the other was 3/4" over!  The skin ended up being too small and we had to order a new one. :(  Lesson learned: when working together, check each others work and make sure you are both measuring from the same place and understand the plans to say the same thing!

It's been a little over 3 months since we picked up the kit at the factory and even with our limited work schedule, things have been moving along quite quickly.  The Rudder was finished in November prior to buying the kit.  Since then, the Slats, the horizontal stabilizer and elevator have been completed (other then the skin) and 1 half the wing is nearly complete.  It's moving along quickly!  Below is a slide show from the Google+ Photo album I have been saving construction pictures in.