Ready for primer

Jimmy,
You got a incredible job, well done. Do you have brocken in the Evolution radial motor?
My canopy opening system is fonctionnal, and simple to make. The closing way is made with magnets. I can post you new pictures about the slidding system, but you must wait 14 days, i am curently in holidays...

Here another pictures on my La-7 progress:

Enjoy that holiday warbird and Thanks for the nice comments. I look forward to seeing how you did your canopy. It looks great!!

Tailwheel is finished...

Now back to the wing

While setting th toe in I discovered the OEM struts weren't good enough quality so I ordered a set from Robart....so I'll set the wing aside and work on the business end of the fuse

So I've measured the engine opening of the cowl and it's not quite scale so I'll open it up an additional 1 1/2"

Make a tool to mark it

Now for the fun...cutting it round!!

Rough cut....should I take a little more??

Just came in the mail from Iflytailies

Smooth out the cut

Then make a piece of wood round

Add a second ring for strength

Ready for sanding

Ready for a coat of resin

Firewall is drilled!!!

More tedious work to do

Everything is epoxy coated so I'll call it a day and get the cowl drilled and engine mounted tomorrow

Had to make the engine mounting bolts

Cowl is mounted

Got it mounted

Working on cowl detail next

Take special care to the hot exhaust cooling air! It is a big problem with the La-7, there are nothing to make escape hot air from the coling... and the 2 openig for the side exhaust are not enought...
Can anybody explain how the full size La-7 motor cooling work?

That's a good point Warbird....I plan on opening the bottom of the cowl to allow the hot air to move away from the engine. I'll post a pic for you when I get back into the shop.
Hows your build going? Are you still on holiday?