| More cowling work. Riveted the oil door & hidden hinge to the upper cowl. the filled the depressions left from the riveting, Sanded |
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| all of the rivet lines on the upper cowl and applied a very thin fiberglass 2" tape lay-up over the rivet heads. I'm hoping this will |
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| keep the rivets from 'working' after a couple of years and cracking the paint, with both the Pro Seal and the fiberglass tape I |
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| should be good. installed the intake rings in the lower cowl and filled some gaps around them, Let them cure and sanded them |
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| flush. Remounted both the lower and upper cowl, i tapered the pins along the portion that goes through curves w/ scotchbrite |
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| wheel and seems to facilitate insertion and removal. Verfied that the cutout for the ower cowl was far enough forward to allow for |
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| cowl removal with 3 blade prop. removed an extra 3/4" forward fo the nose strut. Fabricated a cover for the gear slot from .032 |
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| Iordered from ACS. I layed out and drilled #30 holes for screws and then match drilled to the lower cowl. I'll enlarge to #8 and |
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| install nutplates on the lower cowl (countersunk?). I'll dimple the slot cover for countersunk screws. I split the piece at the gear |
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| strut, and will cut-out 'notches' on the fowd and aft covers to allow for the nose gear leg fairing. I als ostarted to fabricate the |
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| 'hanger' that attaches to the aft of the cowl and screws into the bttom of the firewall. in this case I'll mount it to the aft slot cover. |
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