More work is still needed as everything is holding with Clecos. Now on to riveting the hinges to the fiber glass after a heavy countersinking session on the fiberglass, another first for me!
Note to builders:
I found the VANs instructions lacking on the fiber work needed to adjust the cowls. The shapes are complex and when you cut and/or trim to fit the cowls to the fuselage, it would help to have more precise instructions. You have to infer a lot and in hindsight, I would do things better now but ... too late. Some are minor annoyances, for example instructions tell you to mark the holes to be drilled on the hinges which I did. What they don't tell you is that these marks will be used when drilling with the fiberglass on top of them, well to be seen these marks have to be well drawn with contrast and... on the right side of the hinge (in my case they were on the wrong side!).
My overall rating on my cowl job: not bad for a first, will do better next time!
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