Just like the title says, I got the hinges all riveted to the cowl.
Misc trimming
The snorkel transition fiberglass I laid up yesterday is fully cured, so today I pulled out the foam form piece and trimmed the transition to
Hinge work and more
Started off the day by notching the eyelets of the rear cowl hinge. Since the hinge curves, it’s a little tight to slide the hinge
Baffling beginnings
Tonight, I started fabrication of the engine baffles. Pretty straight forward, and it was fun to get back into some good old fashion aluminum work!
Cowl fasteners
Couple things accomplished today. First I installed the nutplates that join the upper and lower cowl halves inside the inlets. And second, I changed out
(RE) drilling the cowl hinges
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I wasn’t happy with the gap I had between the upper and lower cowl halves, so I ordered
Lower cowl work
More fitment work on the lower cowl. I had trimmed the nose gear to the dimensions in the plans, but it just wasn’t enough. I
Alt Air and FAB Nose Trimming
I got two things done today. First, I finished the construction of the Alternate Air Door. This consisted of trimming the fiberglass runners I constructed
Alt Air Door
I am not using the stock “alternate air door”. This is a feature that let’s you bypass the airfilter and cowl snorkle in the event
Prop Governor, Fuel Servo, and Filtered Air Box
More good progress today. I started by bolting the propellor governor on to the motor. This device controls the pitch of the propellor, using engine