Top Cowl Aft Edge Fitted

After another 1.5 hours of sanding and taking off and putting on the top cowl half, it finally cleared the edge of the sheet metal at its aft end.

The horizontal gap on the right side looks promising, too.

What I did not like so much was the left side. It turned out that it did not come down enough after it cleared the aft edge to fully compensate for the widening gap.

I think I will have to do some filling work on this side to make this look prettier. And I am not quite sure yet how to best approach this...

Anyway, the next step will be to batch the horizontal sections of the lower and the top cowl so I can finally install the piano hinges that will connect the two halves.