runstrong92
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I’m working on installing new cowling cheeks on my -4. As you can see in the pictures, when slid into position, they need between 3/16 and a quarter inch more thickness to mate up to the cowling. I see a few options here but thought I would consult the brain trust on the best path forward.
Option 1: Split the cheek in half length wise and slide the newly cut top and halves into the correct position and then reglass over the gap that is created in between them.
Option 2: Extend the existing profile of the cheeks to effectively lengthen the cheek so that the added length makes it mate up to the cowling correctly. The only gotcha here is that extending them to far my make the cheek so long that the rear of the cheek doesn’t following the contour of the plane anymore where it starts to narrow.
Option 3: Get rid of these cheeks and make my own.
Any thoughts/ideas/opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Option 1: Split the cheek in half length wise and slide the newly cut top and halves into the correct position and then reglass over the gap that is created in between them.
Option 2: Extend the existing profile of the cheeks to effectively lengthen the cheek so that the added length makes it mate up to the cowling correctly. The only gotcha here is that extending them to far my make the cheek so long that the rear of the cheek doesn’t following the contour of the plane anymore where it starts to narrow.
Option 3: Get rid of these cheeks and make my own.
Any thoughts/ideas/opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!