Took the plunge tonight and drilled the snout attachment holes. We fiddled around with it a little bit trying to center everything up. The main issue was it seemed to rubbing on the top of the instrument panel and so I filed it down a little. The final result should be good.
There appears to be a small gap on the right side but the screws that you see are not tightened.
The left side looks good. The angle pieces are to ensure the panel is flat.
And finally another shot with some pictures of possible avionics.
Of course a little trimming will be in order and some work on where the instrument panel attaches to the cowling lip will be required but all in all it fits very well. A lot of people struggle with fiberglass parts but at least for the AirCam nose cone it is a nice piece of work.
My friend Carl was somewhat overwhelmed with the sophistication of the avionics. He said all I needed was "airspeed, altimeter, oil pressure, and a gas gauge." I said, "Gas gauge?"
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