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More canopy drilling

Leslie came out to help drill the canopy holes to size. She missed once. We drilled everything to size. After Peter and Payton helped me...

Drilling the canopy

I took since time today to layout and drill the holes that attach the canopy. I worked my way around the canopy until the frame was fully...

Canopy trimming and the big cut

My dad was in for Thanksgiving, and he brought the motivation to get back working on the canopy. We lifted the canopy off and on about a...

Mostly canopy work

I got Leslie to help me lift the canopy on to the fuselage. We had to put the fuselage down on its wheels to clear the garage door. This...

Canopy cutting

I started trimming the canopy in the line. I made a cradle with an old sheet to support the canopy. Peter helped me smooth the edges.

More canopy and fairings

I used my truck to move the canopy from the shed to the garage. Then I broke the crate down around the canopy. After getting a shape I...

Canopy and fairings

A set of sanding blocks that I ordered came today. I trimmed some more, likely this won't be completely necessary once the canopy is if...

Canopy and wheel fairings

I started today by riveting on the clips to the windshield frame. Then, I began fitting the frame to the fuselage. There was not really a...

Canopy frame

I worked on the canopy frame some today. This dimension is supposed to be around 3/4". Clearly it has a long way to go. The frame is also...

Canopy Roller

My correct canopy roller spacer came in, so I swapped it out.

Intersection fairings and canopy

I built up the two roller assemblies on the canopy. I was missing one of the brass bushings, so I made one from aluminum that was close...

Canopy parts

I am missing some critical parts on the canopy, but was able to get started on some stuff I added lightening holes in the rail. Then I...

Roll bar and vents

My pro seal came from Van's this week, so m came up with a way to hold the static ports in place. I had a couple of scraps of wood that...

Windscreen Frame

A couple of the rivets from the elevator hardstop were hard to buck myself, so I will get Leslie to help me later. The windshield frame...

Canopy

While in Chicago, we picked up a canopy that a friend had sitting in his hanger. We got it stored away in the shed once we got home.

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