Today I continued to work on the cowling
hinges. I filed a taper on the barrels
of the attachment hinges on the upper fuselage.
I also continued to cut and install the side and upper hinges to the
existing hinges attached to the fuselage. I cut hinge pins to length and curved
them to follow the profile of the upper and lower hinges. I ground the leading ends of the pins to
better slide through the curved hinge barrels. I installed all of the hinge halves to the
existing hinges to make sure the pins would insert without hanging up during
the process. Everything seems to fit
together nicely.
After installing all of the hinges I attached
the lower cowling to the hinges with clamps.
I then drilled and clecoed holes into the upper side hinges and into the
bottom of the lower side hinges. Things are coming together with the
installation of the cowl. There are
still a few spots I will need to work on with the sanding block but for the
most part, the lower cowl seems to fit pretty well.
