5 hours
The cowl was pretty much installed but I still had some areas to work on. First, I sanded down and filled in the holes I had drilled through the prop hub area when I initially fit the cowl. While working in that area I also found a bunch of little voids in the surface of the fiberglass that I also cleaned up and filled in.
Next I installed the side scoops. I wanted a convenient battery charge port, so I figured a good spot would be in the top of the left scoop. It's easy to reach but you can't see it unless you're looking for it! I attached the scoops to the cowl with some epoxy and aluminum rivets. I added a little bondo to smooth over the edges where it met the cowl too.
Next was the exhaust exit. I just did my best to line up a spot on the inside of the cowl that would match the exhaust pipe and drilled a 3" hole with a hole saw. It lined up close enough! Then I adjusted the wrap on the pipe so it didn't hang out the bottom of the cowl.
The last thing was a hole for the coolant and oil vent tubes to go through. I marked a spot where the vents ended up and cut about a 1"x2" opening. I think with that done, the lower cowl is done!
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