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Fitting the cowl halves together
But the junction still isn’t quite flush, as a picture from inside the spinner opening shows:
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 1
More upper cowl trimming, starting on lower half
Since I was finally happy with the fit, it was time to move on to drilling the upper cowl to the hinge halves that retain it. To do this, the holes get laid out and initially drilled in the cowl, … Continue reading
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 7
Upper cowl: first trim
Next, I broke out the masking tape and laid a stripe along the marks to create a continuous reference line for the cut: Then it was time to take a deep breath and make that first cut. I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 6
More cowl fitting prep work
To solve this problem, I decided to temporarily add the baggage door to the party. Actually fitting this piece is a whole procedure that apparently gives lots of builders fits, but all I needed it to do was serve as … Continue reading
Posted in Cowl
Hours Logged: 5.5
More coil mount work, getting ready for cowl fitting
The other thing to evaluate here is the clearance between the coil pack and the cowl. In an attempt to get a first approximation of this, I once again draped the cowl over the top of the engine and firewall. … Continue reading
Posted in Cowl, Firewall Forward
Hours Logged: 2
Baffles #2
I figured the smart direction to go from here was to look at the coil pack mount. I still have some concerns about interference with the pack and the upper cowl, so the first step was just holding the pack … Continue reading
Posted in Firewall Forward
Hours Logged: 4.5
Chafe-proof firewall penetration
And a test fit confirms that it’ll accommodate all the wires needed here with room to spare:
Posted in Firewall Forward
Hours Logged: .5
Mostly just FWF head-scratching
So yeah, not exactly a super productive evening. The sort of infinite recursion of dependencies is not playing well with my inherent tendency to overthink everything. I started out tonight thinking I’d hash out the exhaust hanger setup, but that … Continue reading
Posted in Firewall Forward
Hours Logged: .5