I have a Golberg Anniversary Cub and am replacing the flimsy original ABS cowl with a fibreglass version. I had to cut the rear of the old one (to the rear of the engine) to get the cowl over an OS46 FX mounted horizontally with a pitts style muffler. I'd like to maintain scale as much as possible. I have seen methods where the entire area behind the engine has been removed but it doesn't look right. How was the cowl on the full size J3 attached? I have seen another method where the top and bottom of the cowl were separated and then screwed together. This looked like a better approach but the cut had to be very precise and looked tricky. Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Engine Cowls
Oct 19, 2003
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Separating the cowl into two parts isn't all that hard. Just carefully mark the cut line with a sharp pencil and cut with a razor saw. Once you have the two parts they can be made absolutely flat by using sandpaper on a flat surface (like a plate of glass). You might want to make an overlap on the inside by gluing on a thin plastic strip to one of the two separated parts.
Jim - AMA 501383
jfl> I have a Golberg Anniversary Cub and am replacing the flimsy original
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