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Date:  9-25-2022
Number of Hours:  1.80
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Brief Description:  Work Top Cowling and Baggage Door Install

I did a little work on the top cowling and then removed it. I wanted to install the baggage door in order to be able to get some good marks for cutting the cowl.

After installing the baggage door I checked the fit. The rear lower edge did not sit well and had a small gap that I didn't like. After assessing the situation I decided that I would need to remove some rivets and add shims below the skin to get the door edges matched. Using feeler gauges and doing some cypherin I determined the first shim to be made....it is out of .062 aluminum. A somewhat tedious process but the shim is just about complete. More to come!
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Oil Door #2 Complete

Oil Door #2 Complete

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Removing rivets for shimming

Removing rivets for shimming

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First shim being made

First shim being made

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