---------------------------------------------------------- TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 05/30/12: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:13 PM - Re: Re: Improve fit of upper cowl (Gary Vogt) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:13:00 PM PST US From: Gary Vogt Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: Re: Improve fit of upper cowl Barry,=0A=0AA few years ago, I had a Cheetah owner come in who wanted a new upper right half of the cowling to fix a similar problem. -About $1500 l ater, after buying the right upper cowling half ($850), stripping-filling-a nd-painting the new one ($300), and removing the old and installing the new ($300), he had a new (read: different) upper right half. -It looked a li ttle better, flew the same, and I made money.=0A=0AI don't think it improve d it $1500 worth.=0A=0AGary=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A Fro m: bkspero =0ATo: teamgrumman-list@matronics.com =0ASent : Tuesday, May 29, 2012 4:37 PM=0ASubject: TeamGrumman-List: Re: Improve fi spero@gmail.com>=0A=0A=0Ateamgrumman(at)yahoo.com wrote:=0A> Hi Barry,=0A> =0A> Can you push the corner down?- Is there a gap at the mating surface to the lower cowling?- Odds are, there isn't much you can do.=0A> =0A> Ga ry=0A> =0A=0A=0AI've tried to push it tighter originally, but the bottom of the upper cowl sits tightly and evenly on the mating surface of the lower cowl.- There's no room for meaningful further closure.- I show photos o f both the left and right sides in the big block of images I attached a few notes above.- You can see that the seam is tight.=0A=0AIf this is the wo rst issue I ever have with 74429, I will be a lucky pilot!=0A=0AThanks agai n for everyone's input and help.=0A=0ABarry S(2)=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ARead this to pic online here:=0A=0Ahttp://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=374221# = ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message teamgrumman-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/TeamGrumman-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/teamgrumman-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/teamgrumman-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.