The build continues.
I noticed another little glitch in the manual: The 3rd step of instructions on page 34 instructs to "Attach and solder the other lead to 8L,..." I believe it should just be "Attach the other lead to 8L,..." as on page 36, steps 2 and 3 are to add wires to 8L and solder 8L in step 3.
At my current pace it'll take another week, but that's fine. My wife drove into the garage where I was happily soldering up a few more joints before dinner. As she got out of the car she said "Oh, aren't you in heaven."
She was right.