Cowling
Hours: 4.5 | Posted in Canopy & Frame, EngineSpent a bit of time fussing with the control cables again. I didn’t come up with a bracket solution that satisfied me, because the too-short mixture cable would need it’s bracket a couple inches closer to the firewall than the throttle. The extender wouldn’t solve that, just make it reach the lever. So, I guess I’ll order a longer custom cable, wait for it, and get it in right; then sell the short one to someone who can use it. Also, more aluminum angle to redo the bracketry.
Cut the side hinges and hinge shims that will hold the lower cowling, and drilled them to the firewall. Marked and cut the slot in the cowling for the gear leg. Cleaned up the fiberglass on the backside of the nose flanges and refit the cowls together. Clecoed the top cowl back on the plane, then put the bottom cowl on via the two clecoes in the nose, and a cargo strap under the rear portion. The fuselage end seems like it will fit decently, but the nose doesn’t hold alignment with the spinner backplate — the gap at the top right side is 1/4″, and the lower left is 1/2″. This might close up a bit with the rest of the fitting, but it looks like a load of filler will be required. (Apparently this is not uncommon.)
