Today I continued to work on the engine cowling. I used Gorilla tape to hold the lower cowling
in place. I then laid the upper cowling
in place to see if it fit better. It does
not look like I will have to sand off any additional material under the lower
cowling tabs. I did need to make some
adjustment to the front of the upper cowling to get it to fit the lip of the
lower cowling. I also sanded a 12”
section of the forward portion of the lower cowling, on both sides, to improve
the way the top cowling fit. I then
drilled the top hole in the lower cowling hinges at the firewall and installed
clecoes. I then set the upper cowling
back in place. I used some Gorilla tape
to hold it in place. I am happy with the
fit. With this final sanding and fitting effort
the lower cowling now clears the nose gear leg. Tomorrow I will finish cutting and installing
the various hinges. I will then mark the
hole patterns on the hinges and begin drilling for the rivets.
