I think this is a good pattern but I believe it may be more work to remove the covering than to cut a new piece.

The cowling panels today.  A little rough but still usable after some work.

This is part of the flap handle mechanism.

The flap handle is all there but there is a piece broken.  I have the piece so it should go back together fine.  It still needs to be media blasted and primed.

The door hinges were different colors.  The right door was red and the left door was cream.  I understand grandpa rapidly exited the door during the incident in 1967(68?) and the hinge was replaced.  I media blasted, cleaned, and primed them for now.

I mounted the rudder to the vertical stab to see how easy it fit and to see if there were any bends to it.  It went together well and appears to be straight.

Vertical stab with rudder installed.

What’s left of the instrument panel is in bad shape.  Lots of work to do here.  The floors will probably need to be replaced.  I don’t think I can save them like rear side panels.