UnPossible
Well Known Member
Hey - I think I am ready to start trimming my cowling, but want to check with those that have gone before, to make sure that I'm not making a time consuming mistake.
I first started by rough fitting the two cowling halves together.... they fit fairly well and result in a spinner circle with a 13.2" diameter and the two nostrils are the same size.
As you can see in the pictures below, I have the top cowling centered on the spinner backplate (popsicle sticks worked great to get them to be the same)
The cowling is also level. What I am not 100% confident in is, is the cowling centered at the firewall? The sides of the cowling each come down an equal amount down the sides of the firewall... assuming that the cowling is symmetrical, it should be centered on the firewall... (why can't they mold in a slightly raised centerline that you could sand flush when finished?)
Is there anything else I need to do before I begin trimming the cowling to fit the firewall?
Thanks again,
Jason
I first started by rough fitting the two cowling halves together.... they fit fairly well and result in a spinner circle with a 13.2" diameter and the two nostrils are the same size.
As you can see in the pictures below, I have the top cowling centered on the spinner backplate (popsicle sticks worked great to get them to be the same)
The cowling is also level. What I am not 100% confident in is, is the cowling centered at the firewall? The sides of the cowling each come down an equal amount down the sides of the firewall... assuming that the cowling is symmetrical, it should be centered on the firewall... (why can't they mold in a slightly raised centerline that you could sand flush when finished?)
Is there anything else I need to do before I begin trimming the cowling to fit the firewall?
Thanks again,
Jason