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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Cowl, snorkel and baffles

 

Cowl ramps with a thin layer of micro filler over the seams and new close out layups. The layups give the baffle material something solid to seal against:

Using paper clips to finish trimming the baffles:

Foam forms for closing the inboard cowl ramps opening with fiberglass:


Snorkel after much filling, sanding, primer and coats of rustoleum hammered finish silver:

Ramps in place and trimmed:

Getting ready to fine tune the baffle fit using the paper clip method (one of many iterations):

Cowl ramps being bonded on:

Positioning the cowl air ramps:

Positioning the top cowl to scribe the trim line on the baffles: