Step 1: Cut two 35 inch trim tab hinges (one left and one right) from the length of AN-257-P3 piano hinge provided in the kit.

Step 2: Drill the holes in the end of the hinge according to the dimensions in Figure 1.

Step 3: Using one of the holes just drilled in the trim tab hinge, cleco the hinge to the elevator as shown in Figure 2.

Adjust the rest of the hinge so that it's even with the edge of the E-1001A Top Elevator Skin and top flange of the E-1007 Rear Spar. Using a #40 drill, match drill the inboard most hole in the elevator and rear spar into the hinge, cleco the hole, then match-drill and cleco one of the holes near the middle of the hinge. Now match drill the remaining holes.

Step 4: Using the single hole in the trim tab hinge drilled in Step 2, cleco the trim tab on top of the hinge as shown in Figure 3.

Adjust the trim tab so that it's even with the rest of the hinge, then match drill the holes of the trim tab into the hinge in the same way the hinge was drilled from the elevator.

Step 5: Mark the inboard end of the hinge so that it can be trimmed even with the elevator and trim tab.

Step 6: Remove the hinge so that it can be trimmed even with the elevator and trim tab, then remove the pin from the hinge. 

Trim the hinge halves at the marks made in Step 5. (The pin is left long so that it can be bent and secured to the elevator. This prevents the pin from sliding out of the hinge in service.

NOTE: For the next step I remember making a small extension for the nose of my rivet squeezer. The problem I had  in squeezing the rivets was the part for the holes for the pin restrict good access to the shop head of the rivet. I made a small piece from flat steel bar stock and taped it to the nose of the squeezer and it fits nicely behind the hinge for squeezing

The little added extension allows the nose to go behind the rolled part of the hinge and rest flat on the rivet head

The extension size needs to fit in between the spar and the rolled holes

Step 7: Rivet the hinge halves to the spar using the rivets called out on Page 9-20, Figure 1  

Rivet the hinge to the trim tab using the rivets called out on Page 9-12, Figure 2

Step 1: Drill a 1/16" diameter holes in the E-1007 rear spar and the aft flange of the E-905 Root Rib located approximately as shown in Figure 1.

Step 2: Bend the hinge pin as shown in the figure, trim off any excess.

Then secure it with safety wire to the holes just drilled

This completes the construction of the elevators. The E-616 Cover Plates and the trim tab control cables are attached in Section 11. The E-912 Elevator Tip Fairings are attached in Section 12.