Author: "Paul Besing" <azpilot@...> Time: Fri Aug 24, 2001 6:53 pm PDT Link
As long as you have enough meat on the back of the cowl for the hinges, you
are fine. Make sure you have your spinner back plate installed, along with
the extension (or a spacer of some kind to simulate) Don't go by
measurements, go by what fits. I have a helpful section on my website on
drilling the cowl using a light from the inside that worked well.
Paul Besing
RV-6A N197AB Arizona
http://www.lacodeworks.com/besing
Flying
Author: "Paul Besing" <azpilot@...> Time: Fri Aug 24, 2001 9:41 pm PDT Link
Hmmm....odd...all I did was trim the flange off, and cleaned up the
edges...a little here and there, but the most I trimmed off after the flange
was trimmed was probably 1/2" at most.
Paul Besing
RV-6A N197AB Arizona
http://www.lacodeworks.com/besing
Flying
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Thompson" <grobdriver@y...>
To: <vansairforce@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [VAF Mailing List] Cowl Fit
> --- Paul Besing <azpilot@e...> wrote:
> > As long as you have enough meat on the back of the cowl for the
> > hinges, you
> > are fine. Make sure you have your spinner back plate installed,
> > along with
> > the extension (or a spacer of some kind to simulate) Don't go by
> > measurements, go by what fits. I have a helpful section on my
> > website on
> > drilling the cowl using a light from the inside that worked well.
> I have the prop on and fore and aft fit is not the worry... it is the
> distance _up_ from the bottom of the side skins (17 3/4 inches) that is
> looking close - with the top cowl centered...
>
> I have actually referenced your site, Paul (excellent, BTW). You look
> to have more side material than I would have if I go with that
> measurement...
>
> Perhaps I misread the plans though... that's why I'm (we're) here!
> Mike Thompson
> Austin, TX
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Author: "Eric Newton" <enewton57@...> Time: Sat Aug 25, 2001 5:45 am PDT Link
Thats pretty much the same as what I did. I fit it together before I
cut anything and found that all that was needed was to cut off the
flange and it was a good fit with a little touch up. I didn't bother
with the measurment. I just made the cowl fit the airplane then the
top and bottomk fit each other.
Mike, try fitting the bottom cowling up in place and see what you
have. If you find that you have trim too much, I would call Vans and
see if you got the wrong cowl or something.
Regards,
Eric Newton
RV-6A - N57ME (various finishing stuff)
www.ericsrv6a.com
--- In vansairforce@y..., "Paul Besing" <azpilot@e...> wrote:
> Hmmm....odd...all I did was trim the flange off, and cleaned up the
> edges...a little here and there, but the most I trimmed off after
the flange
> was trimmed was probably 1/2" at most.
>
> Paul Besing
> RV-6A N197AB Arizona
> http://www.lacodeworks.com/besing
> Flying
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Thompson" <grobdriver@y...>
> To: <vansairforce@y...>
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 7:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [VAF Mailing List] Cowl Fit
> > --- Paul Besing <azpilot@e...> wrote:
> > > As long as you have enough meat on the back of the cowl for the
> > > hinges, you
> > > are fine. Make sure you have your spinner back plate installed,
> > > along with
> > > the extension (or a spacer of some kind to simulate) Don't go
by
> > > measurements, go by what fits. I have a helpful section on my
> > > website on
> > > drilling the cowl using a light from the inside that worked
well.
> > I have the prop on and fore and aft fit is not the worry... it is
the
> > distance _up_ from the bottom of the side skins (17 3/4 inches)
that is
> > looking close - with the top cowl centered...
> >
> > I have actually referenced your site, Paul (excellent, BTW). You
look
> > to have more side material than I would have if I go with that
> > measurement...
> >
> > Perhaps I misread the plans though... that's why I'm (we're)
here!
> > Mike Thompson
> > Austin, TX
> > -6 N140RV (Reserved)
> > Firewall Forward
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo!
Messenger
> > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > Van's Air Force - World Wide Wing (http://www.vansaircraft.net)
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http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/