Today I installed my oil cooler cowl and routed my parachute rigging.
Prior to installing the oil cooler cowl, I attached the adhesive foam rubber to the bottom of the cowl to protect the wing fabric. I then bolted the cowl down using long bolts. I then replaced the bolts, one at a time, with shorter ones to further compress the foam rubber. I did this a second time with the final bolts. This gave me a snug fitting cowl.
I then routed the parachute rigging between the cowl brackets and the cowl. This included two straps down to the steal tub, a short strap wrapped around the root tube (square beam), the strap that connects to the parachute, and a quick link to connect them all together. I used several wire-ties to secure the straps to the root tube and the cowl brackets. This is necessary to prevent the straps from interfering with the aileron cables and pulleys.
I used some Goop brand adhesive to glue the parachute strap along the aluminum tube that runs along the left side of the windshield.
