It's hard to show pictures that look any different than the 100 others of the cowl. I'm still working on the fit of it all. I'm at the point where I don't think I can get the gaps to their final state without having the hinges riveted on. Before I do that I want to spray epoxy primer and paint on the interior though - protection from oil and other nasty engine fluids. There's gobs of work left to do on the fit and finish, but I need a mental break. I'm going to move on to some other fiberglass. I now see why it's common for builders to say the cowl was a morale killer for them. It's a lot like the canopy - every change you make causes the whole thing to shift and need rework.
I'm going to jump over to the wing tips just for a change of pace. The first step is to mount the aileron and find its neutral position so the trailing edge of the wing tip can be matched to it. I loosely bolted the aileron in place and used a jig to set it at neutral (the jig is just a piece of wood attached to a couple of holes in the outboard wing rib that helps indicate the neutral position of the aileron).
The wing tip has a number of areas that have to be trimmed to fit around the aileron hinge brackets, as well as to give the appropriate 1/4" gap between the fiberglass and the aileron skins.
After a number of iterations, I got a pretty decent fit and started drilling the holes into the fiberglass. The wingtip will be attached to the wing skin with nutplates and screws. The wingtip extends aft about 1/8" beyond the aileron. I haven't decided if I care enough to cut it down so it's even - if I do that, it'll be more than just sanding it down. It'll crack open and have to be closed back up by laying fiberglass on the inside (not easy to reach into that tight angle).
