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Posted for "Ron Raby" <ronr@advanceddesign.com>:

  Clark
  
  I do have fixed anchor nuts on the bottom cowl. Hopefully, I will nut run
  into the same problem that you had.
  
  Regards
  
  Ron Raby
  

> One of the two prior kit owners of my 360 originally installed floating
> nutplates for the cowl fasteners (I have carbhinge for the sides).  Given
> how long the cowling is, floating nutplates can allow a wide range of
> positions for the cowl.  I had many problems with the cowl rubbing on the
> engine (mine is quited tightly cowled) until I replaced all the floating
> nutplates with fixed.  The rubbing has never resurfaced.  I am now on a
> mission to replace all floating nutplates on my 360 with fixed.