However in the end it was a fantastic looking plane, a bit of nosweight was needed (40grams) but it flew nicely. I do have one question, I need quite a bit of uptrim to keep the plane level, the cg is on point and the motor tilted slightly downward as the plan states. Any idea why that might be?
Looks good man. As for trim, it's possible you have too much down thrust. Maybe back that off and give it another shot. Hard to give an exact amount needed as it will vary based on your motor and actual cruising speed.
You could also possibly back the CG off a bit. Have you flown it inverted to see how it behaves with everything set up as it is? I like to balance my planes so they need minimal down elevator when flying upside down.