dsmithlib
Active Member
I have been blazing through the my RV7 cowl project with Skybolts and thought I had it pretty well under control. I fitted the attach strips and then thought I should pull the cowl up to the spinner plate (as opposed to leaving it resting on the various supports).
When I got the 1/4" at the top of the spinner, I was horrified to find that I now had over 3/8" at the joint between cowl halves. I was not clear what I should do to finihsh the uneven joint between cowl halves or just leave them.
Worse, I now have over .040 at the firewall and I have not done the finish sanding. So, the bottom line is that my cowl is too short (overtrimmed).
Van's claims that over 3/8" at the spinner will appear excessive. The .040 at the firewall is more gap than I had planned. So, what is the best solution to stretch the cowl here?
Thanks,
Dave
When I got the 1/4" at the top of the spinner, I was horrified to find that I now had over 3/8" at the joint between cowl halves. I was not clear what I should do to finihsh the uneven joint between cowl halves or just leave them.
Worse, I now have over .040 at the firewall and I have not done the finish sanding. So, the bottom line is that my cowl is too short (overtrimmed).
Van's claims that over 3/8" at the spinner will appear excessive. The .040 at the firewall is more gap than I had planned. So, what is the best solution to stretch the cowl here?
- leave it, its fine
- get the firewall joint correct and the do what up front
- keep the spinner gap to 1/4" and come up with a filler solution for the firewall
Thanks,
Dave