RV-7 N890GF

I continued working on fitting the snorkel to the lower baffle. I had to modify the angle of the top of the snorkel to better fit under the inlet.

There was a gap between the flanges and the underside of the inlet ramp. I added fiberglass material to the top of the snorkel, let it cure, and then re-drilled the flanges to the snorkel in order to get the flanges to sit right on the underside of the inlet baffle. Once I had the fit as good as I could get it, I drilled through the baffles into the flanges.

These holes will get enlarged to allow for screws, which will hold the retaining brackets for the air filter. There are still some modifications needed to pull the side baffle inboard a little to align with the cowl inlet.

I fabricated the support brackets for the forward-to-left-inlet baffle out of the stock angle material called out in the plans. They will be riveted to both the inlet and forward baffle.

I further trimmed the edges of the baffles to better align with cowl inlets. This is a very iterative process, and just takes some time. Once these are perfectly aligned where they need to be, I will prep, prime, and rivet the the baffle sections together, and reinstall on the engine permanently.