Some have suggested pulling it all the way over with ratchet straps, but there would appear to be a lot of shear force on those few rivets. However with just my hands I can pull it to within an 1/8″ as your friends QB fuse with very little additional side stress on the rivets and 802c and 877 parts. So I think I will go that route and settle for the 1/8″ gap. I’ll probably use straps to hold it all while I drill, but not worry about horseing it all the way over and creating a lot of side tension/stress in the structure that might fail eventually.