- After filing and sanding all of the firewall / skin edges I started installing the Skybolt interlocking flange plates. These plates will hold the adjustable quarter turn receptacles for the cowl.
- I used 3" spacing at the top and transitioned to 3.5" spacing towards the edges of the top cowl.
- For now all flanges for the top cowl (other than the last one on each edge) have been drilled to the firewall / forward top skin.
Flanges ready to be prepped then riveted:
Progress:
3" spacing starts at the center:
Cleaned up all edges:
