Garbage Parts & Factory Fails! Fiberglass Fixes, Axle Issues & a Botched Cowling 😤

Back from holiday… and straight into chaos.
We ordered a Sling TSi quick-build kit with a 916 setup. What we got? A 915 cowling that absolutely doesn’t fit. Hours of work undone, rivets drilled out, fiberglass everywhere, and a NACA duct that throws the whole fit off.
This is a real-world look into the joys (and mess) of kit building when manufacturers cut corners or send the wrong parts. If you’ve built a Sling, or you're thinking about it… watch this before you touch a rivet.
⏱️ Timestamps (Viewer Skim-Friendly):
00:05 – Lower cowl fiasco continues
00:50 – Realisation: we were initially sent a 915 cowl for our 916 kit
01:54 – Cutting begins… and it's not pretty
02:06 – Glen manages to source a replacement cowl
02:33 – Custom mods scrapped — back to factory parts
03:05 – Removing rivets + glued parts
04:01 – Should the build timer even count this mess?
05:30 – Beringer axles: thread issues mean total do-over
06:38 – New cowling finally arrives — with more surprises
07:42 – Doors are bigger, hinge is too short... aargh.
08:23 – Factory-cut cowl too short — needs fiberglass extension. What a joke!
10:09 – Lip mold + scarfing the top cowl
11:53 – “Just putting up with the garbage…”
12:55 – Trying to get the bottom cowl aligned
13:46 – NACA duct causes major reshaping
14:48 – ¾ inch gap — “I don’t know what to do…”
15:31 – “It’s a bloody mess.”
16:01 – Fitment = complete disaster
16:28 – End of Day 1… feeling beat
17:47 – Heat muff built like a tank, doesn’t fit
18:12 – More mislabeling: 915 bracket on a 916 kit
18:45 – “It’s just awful… going to have to bog the lot.”
19:01 – Wrapping up: “Strange to be back… and shot”