Category: Cowling

Today was the beginning of the cowl fitting. I started by getting the front “ring” of the top and bottom cowl fitting correctly, and the

Picking up where I left off yesterday, I began by making sure the rear edge of the top cowl was perfectly aligned to the rest

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

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

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

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

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

Just like the title says, I got the hinges all riveted to the cowl.

Working on getting the cowling looking all smooth and pretty!

Just sanding down the filler I added yesterday…