We had to use the change that came down on the canopy frame, and put the extra washer inbetween the frame and the fuselage. We also used some widenose pliars and bent the instrument panel cover down to facilitate the opening and closing of the canopy frame.
The strap that we put on the rear glass seemed to really help conform the glass to the rollbar, and that was really an easy overnite fix.
We put on the canopy attach angles, fluting them slightly to conform to the shape of the longeron, and then proceeded to use a 40 drill bit to make the holes. We then pulled them off and primered them. I'll spray them with the spatter paint later.
After we matchdrilled the rear glass, we pulled the cleco's and took off the turtle skins along with the glass. We're going to leave them off until Van's reaches resolution on the gastank, then we'll put the tank in with the luggage compartment exposed.
We used a 40 drill bit to match drill, but when we get ready to tap the holes, we'll use a 36 bit since my engineer-partner said that bit is more compatible use a 6/32 tap. If you use the 40 bit, the 6/32 tap won't fit very easily.
The photos today are of the clecos sticking out of the rear glass, and of George in the process of tapping the holes...and breaking the tap in the process...
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