Title: FInal Engine & Cowl instal/fit
Installed the oil and coolant radiators. The oil radiator fit perfectly and all parts were there. The coolant radiator did not fit well into the supplied lower cowling. The lower cowl has been quite difficult from the start. Of the 2 points for the radiator to fit and attach, one side was done well and the other was not. I had to grind down where the radiator would not lie flat. Also the support of the bad side had to be reinforced with epoxy & fiberglass mat and reshaped to accept the mounting hooks. The angle brackets supplied came with 2 large holes drilled (?!) that made riveting the hinges impossible. Soooo..., I made new ones. I am getting more comfortable fabricating my parts rather that waiting (how many months?) for new ones to be sent from South Africa. The remaining hoses were wrapped with heat shield and fittings finally torqued and torque seal applied. I am going to have an IA inspect the firewall forward before engine start. I epoxied a layer of heat shielding to the exhaust area of the cowing.


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