Robin Ultralight

once the cowling was fitted together , I swept a bit of Micro-Balloon and epoxy into any of the gaps. The upper cowl was waxed so the Micro ...

I continued working on the Baffles. I finally finished those up. This shows the detail at the L/H cylinder. I used .020 7075-T6 aluminum ...

The next step in getting this engine ready was to fabricate new exhaust pipes. The twin pipes that came with my Casler engine were 90 degree...

I had just laid up the Spinner and Spinner backing plate. I had to wait 72 hours for my resin system to cure sufficiently to be able to trim...

I prepped the lower cowl for layup by applying 7 coats of Carnauba mold release wax. Followed by a buildup of Rexall Partall 10 PVA release ...

I finished laying up the upper cowl. I have a neat trick that works very well that I will share. The process of contact wet lay up, that is ...

The mold is finally finished. I know I'm going through a lot of extra work, but who knows, I might want to sell some cowlings some day. ...