Thanks for the compliments guys; it's a pleasure to hear from each of you.

daman - yes, I know. Believe me, I looked many times! Maybe for the next build. We'll see. The wheelpants and wingtips were much faster, I expect it was that I was just more experienced with the ABS by then.

I've just added a blockout piece of ABS to the left hand side cowl opening to improve in/out air through-flow ratio as has been suggested on several other build threads. The engine was rather hot (entirely subjective) after testing the other day. I'll paint the ABS, which is slightly recessed, in a matte black paint to minimize it's presence. I noted that I'm able to adjust the HSN directly through the front cowl opening using a long hemostat (ACE hardware) - a useful realization that will allow me to keep the top of the cowl untouched.

In fact, I could make a small opening on the bottom of the cowl for the crankcase vent to allow easy administration of after run oil as the short line dosen't have to be attached to the updraft intake. Something to think about.

PD.