With my dad back in town and helping with the cowling again, we made progress today on a few fronts. Dad worked on installing the top cowl air ramps, and started on the oil door, while I focused on the exhaust system.
Before the air ramps could be installed, we needed to address the alignment issues with the front of the cowling. In a couple of sessions, Dad applied filler to the edges of the air inlets, and trimmed the air ramps to fit.
Meanwhile, I installed the first section of the heating system, the heat t-fitting. I left the clamps loose for now, as it’s hard to tell if this will need to be finessed into position later. I then drilled out a couple of rivets, and installed the FF-00084 cover. After some puzzling, I realized that this stops the hot air from escaping the system when the passenger vent is closed, and the pilot vent is open.
We then found and trimmed parts for the oil door.
