Brian, when I was planning a landing light setup I looked at a lot of old and new photos of the Tripacer. What I found was that Piper had several versions of the light depending on the year. Some early models had no light at all. The round window vwesions ,like ours, had the light about 1/2 a bay out from the strut on the pilot's side. In later models the light was moved out near the wing tip. I have even see the light on the other wing. The light box is about a half a bay wide so it would be no trouble to build a box of 1/8 th balsa and set it against a rib before you sheet the leading edge. make the cover out of the same stuff the windows are made from and make a hold down fairing from aluminum vent tape. It is very tough and sticky as heck. I plan on using it around my windshield and side windows.

We were joking around one night about the cowl and I said that I could make one from aluminum drier vent that would work instead of waiting for a fiberglass rendition. That might be the way to go if you want a scale cowl. You could use the very fine scale piano hinge from Nelson Hobby. Check out the net for TriPacer pictures, I am sure that you will find some withe the cowl details. It would make an interesting project. Keep us current with your plans and progress.