I final sanded the perimeter of the oil access door on the cowl. I had it REALLY close, but feared after paint it might be too close and end up chipping. So I widened the 'gap' a bit and used some 320 grit to slightly round the edges. I had the upper cowl on and off again several times getting ready to fill/blend it even with the upper fwd fuse. I also test fit the plenum today and found out to my dismay that the problems identified by at least 2 other -10 builders have NOT been corrected and the plenum intake rings are NOT aligned with the cowl intake rings !@#$!@$!!!!!!. Further investigation revealed that my cowl is NOT centered in the prop flange. !@#$!@$!!!. Lomng story short, I will need to add some fairing to the cowl prop ring on the left side of the cowl (aprox .125") I took several measurements to determine how this happened. I'm still not sure how, But I found that the front of the cowl is NOT symetric. The Right side is 3/8 -5/8" wider that the Left side !!!!!. This whole cowl/plenum decision has been one where I wish I had foresight instead of hindsight. I mounted the machined parts I got from Dave @ Rivethead for the Doors. THEY ARE FANTASTIC. however since I filled the pin portion of my door edges they protrude a bit too far and interferre with the doors themselves. I'll have to machine a little off their backsides. Finished up by mixing and appliing some flox across the upper fwd fuse to blend/match the cowl. Oh Yeah my FreeFlight WAAS GPS sensor arrived!
FreeFlight WAAS GPS sensor received today (BIG increase in price!)
Flox base applied prior to filling/blending cowl to upper fwd fuse
