I think we are in agreement, I'm not saying it right. The cowl flap rings are held on by hardware starting from the prop side going through them and then through the standoffs and into blind nuts on the cockpit side of the firewall. The cowl is held on by hardware starting in front of the firewall heading toward the prop passing forward through the flap rings and into blind nuts on the prop side of the small cowl retaining brackets?

Whit