{"id":4349,"date":"2018-08-16T11:02:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T17:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/?p=4349"},"modified":"2018-08-16T11:02:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T17:02:58","slug":"cowl-fasteners-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/?p=4349","title":{"rendered":"Cowl fasteners complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>August 18, 2018 &#8211;<\/strong> I&#8217;ve finished the Skybolt fasteners for the cowl. There&#8217;s a few fit and finish items I have to try to take care of.<\/p>\n<p>After drilling the actual fastener holes in the top cowl for the split lines that run fore and aft, I had to fill the cleco holes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4340\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818001-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818001-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818001-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818001-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818001.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I moved the flanges to the inside of the lower cowl, then I countersunk the rivet holes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4341\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818002-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818002-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818002-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818002-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818002.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4343\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818004-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818004-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818004-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818004-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818004.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4342\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818003-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818003-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818003-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818003-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818003.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I prepped and deburred the flanges and clecoed them in place for installation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4344\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818005-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818005-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818005-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818005-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818005.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4345\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818006-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818006-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818006-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818006-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818006.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I riveted them in place, and then installed the fasteners, and tried the fit of the entire cowl.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4346\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818007-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818007-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818007-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818007-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818007.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4347\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818008-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818008-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818008-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818008-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818008.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4348\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818009-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818009-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818009-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818009-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818009.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pretty cool. I made adjustments on a few of the fasteners all the way around, and I had two receptacles that needed to be changed to floating receptacles. I installed and adjusted those.<\/p>\n<p>My biggest problem right now is that I have a pretty healthy gap of about 1\/8&#8243; at the outboard leading edges of the cowl on both sides. I&#8217;m going to try just to add material to the top cowl at that location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4350\" src=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818011-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818011-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818011-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818011-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/smilinpete.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/081818011.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time: 7:20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 18, 2018 &#8211; I&#8217;ve finished the Skybolt fasteners for the cowl. 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