A method for aligning a first component (102, 302) and a second component (112, 310), wherein the first component includes a first plurality of fastener holes (110, 306), wherein the second component includes a second plurality of fastener holes (120, 316), and wherein the first plurality of fastener holes and the second plurality of fastener holes are alignable to receive fasteners that join the first component and the second component, characterized in the method comprising: attaching a first reference plate (204, 332) to at least two of the fastener holes of the first plurality of fastener holes in the first component; aligning mating features (224, 357) of a first alignment device (220, 350) with cooperating mating features (208, 340) of the first reference plate thereby placing the at least two fastener holes and the first alignment device in a predefined relative arrangement; having placed the at least two fastener holes and the first alignment device in the predefined relative arrangement, attaching the first alignment device to the first component; attaching a second reference plate (242, 372) to at least two of the fastener holes of the second plurality of fastener holes in the second component; aligning mating features (254, 396) of a second alignment device (250, 382) with cooperating mating features (246, 378) of the second reference plate thereby placing the at least two fastener holes and the second alignment device in a predefined relative arrangement; having placed the at least two fastener holes and the second alignment device in the predefined relative arrangement, attaching the second alignment device to the second component; and mating a first alignment feature (230, 358) of the first alignment device and a cooperating second alignment feature (262, 388) of the second alignment device to urge the first plurality of holes in the first component and the second plurality of holes in the second component into alignment. attaching a first reference plate (204, 332) to at least two of the fastener holes of the first plurality of fastener holes in the first component; aligning mating features (224, 357) of a first alignment device (220, 350) with cooperating mating features (208, 340) of the first reference plate thereby placing the at least two fastener holes and the first alignment device in a predefined relative arrangement; having placed the at least two fastener holes and the first alignment device in the predefined relative arrangement, attaching the first alignment device to the first component; attaching a second reference plate (242, 372) to at least two of the fastener holes of the second plurality of fastener holes in the second component; aligning mating features (254, 396) of a second alignment device (250, 382) with cooperating mating features (246, 378) of the second reference plate thereby placing the at least two fastener holes and the second alignment device in a predefined relative arrangement; having placed the at least two fastener holes and the second alignment device in the predefined relative arrangement, attaching the second alignment device to the second component; and mating a first alignment feature (230, 358) of the first alignment device and a cooperating second alignment feature (262, 388) of the second alignment device to urge the first plurality of holes in the first component and the second plurality of holes in the second component into alignment.