Today, I did more sanding on the top cowl half and then put the two halves back together for another look. I am still undecided about the slant issue, but I will learn more later in today's work session. The end goal is to have a 13" opening for the cowl with the same left and right inlet openings. I don't want anyone to call me "Winky" if the inlets are not very close to the same size ;). I put the halves together and marked the bottom cowl for the four cuts, which will butt against the top cowl. I am still a smidge over 13", which I am good with as I can creep into the 13" with some sanding. I also pulled the packaging tape from the oil door and made the preliminary cut to get my hand inside for fitting purposes. I then measured and marked a center line on the top cowl, put it on the airframe, with the handy-dandy spinner spacer that Bob let me borrow, tested the fit, and looked at the slanting spinner face. It won't likely make enough difference, but I will know once I get a centerline on the boot cowl to ensure things are copasetic.
