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Build log showing detailed cowl fitting with quarter turn fasteners

IowaRV9Dreamer

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I'm trying to restart my project that has been dormant for 6+ years. I need to start fitting the cowl. I'm pretty bad with fiberglass and would really benefit from seeing how this is done. All the build sites that I used to reference seem to be gone, and I'm not having much luck finding new ones.

I'd love to find a site that show someone fitting a 7/9 cowl using quarter turn fasteners. What is the best way to find stuff like this nowadays?

Thanks for any help
 
Skybolt quarter turns on upper cowl of an RV-14A.

Here's the page: http://rv-14a.blogspot.com/2016/12/finish-cowling-upper-cowl-mounting.html

I detail how I curved, positioned then match-drilled the scallops...

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How I located the holes with a flashlight...

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Then drilled the holes...
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And inserted the grommet and fasteners...

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Thank you so much! I was planning on doing the fasteners on both the firewall and cowl split. I got distracted from my project for way too long and sometimes get stuck on the simplest things.

Thanks again,

dave
 
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