1. Bent and worked the aluminum oil door over a 2-foot length of 4" PVC pipe, in two axes, until it nicely fit the cowl opening. Filed a bit more along the cowl opening. Trimmed the edges of the door again.
2. I began the task of getting the cowl halves to fit together, and I must say this is a job I've been dreading for a long time. As expected, the cowl halves simply don't fit together at the front -- it's not even close. I marked some high spots on each side and began filing and Dremel-sanding them away, in hopes I would see some improvement. After an hour, there may be a 10% improvement in the fit, but there's a monumental amount of work to be done here. I foresee lots of re-glassing of the cowl, in numerous locations.