45-25 Cowling Edge Gaps
This is how this manual page begins … NOTE: In the following steps, the COWL-00001 Top Cowl and COWL-00002 Bottom Cowl will be trimmed to create a uniform gap that will allow for the accumulation…
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45 -22 to 24 Oil Door
The manual outlines a method to alter the curvarure of the oil door, if necessary, to match the cowling profile. Maybe I was lucky, but mine matched perfectly with no change required. Thanks Vans! The…
45 – 21 Lower Cowling Screws
Because we are fitting the EXP119, OP 62-10 & 11 manual pages are releveant. This is because the lower cowling has a different profile due to the twin exhaust. After installing the entire cowling to…
45-19 to 20 Cowl Inlet Ramps
Work on the Inlet Ramps begins with the usual trim to a scribe line. And then more fine tuning to achieve the best fit. I marked the the postioning scribe lines for easy reference when…
Aerosport Cowling Pin Covers
The Vans’ solution to securing the cowl pins is well proven and perfectly OK. But I’d always admired the Aerosport Cowling Pin Covers when I’d spotted them on RV’s, and so I was keen to…
45-13 to 18 Cowling Hinges
Cowling Attach Hinges Once carefully positioned and marked out, it’s a straightforward job to match drill the cowling and hinges. I was careful to keep the hinge located correctly by clamping as the holes were…
45-11 & 12 Fitting Lower Cowling
When fitting the lower cowl, the challenge is working out how to support everything. The front of the lower cowl can be supported by the clecos on either side of the spinner cutout, and in…
45-01 to 10 Cowling
Cowl Hinges At the curved sections of the cowling hinges the gaps are slightly wedge shaped, so these need to be filed straight for an easy fit of the mating hinge. I used a plastic…