Steevo's RV14a Build Log

Riveting Hinges to Cowls ( 6 hrs ) Completed mach c'sinking and riveting hinges to Top and Bottom Cowls per Steps 1-8 at 45-18.  Re-as...

Riveting Hinges onto Cowls ( 3 hrs ) Removed hinges, deburred, buffed w/ scotchbrite, cleaned w/ acetone, primed with Napa 7220 self-etchi...

Epoxy coating on inside Cowls ( 2 hrs ) Removed hinges from Cowls to deburr.  Coated interior of Cowls w/ thin layer epoxy resin to make i...

Top and Bottom Cowl  ( 6 hrs ) Inserted Cowl Hinge Pins (horiz upper hinge halves) per Sect 45-14 Step 1-10. Cut clearances for Hinge Pins...

Bottom Cowl ( 4 hrs ) Mounted  Bottom Cowl in final position w/o Top Cowl per Steps 13-16 at Sect 45-11.  Clamped vertical hinges then mat...

Bottom Cowl ( 4 hrs ) Trimmed and sanded aft edges of Bottom Cowl to fit fuselage.  Traced lower edge of Top onto upper edge of Bottom Cow...

Top and Bottom Cowl mated to Fuselage ( 3 hrs ) Drilled aft holes on Top Cowl, then match drilled into hinges after re-installing onto Fus...