This past week and weekend, I have been working on the canopy frame and latching mechanism. I temporarily glued some wide popsicle sticks to the side frames to aid in judging alignment of the canopy frame and track rails.
Next I adjusted the forward/aft position to align the canopy frame with the roll bar. I was able to get a nice even gap of about 1/4 inch and alignment side to side appears nicely centered.
The Canopy latching assembly is a little hard to figure out at first on the plans, so I took a few pictures of mine, posted below to help other builders.
Picture Above: Top View showing the washers and cam bushing.
Pictured Above: The side view with it closed and latched. (I still need to final trim the hook area)
Canopy Frame & Latch progress
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Canopy Frame & Latch progress
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Oversight on my part CJ, I forgot about it as it was up in the loft above the garage at the time. I might have them powder coat it black, but will most likely go Red, same as the rest.captain_john wrote:Dave, Looks awesome!
Say, hindsight being as clear as it is, why didn't you powdercoat that stuff all red too?
CJ
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Dave,
That looks good. I'm working on mine as well. Have you adjusted the back of the frame yet. Van's says it should be about 5/8"-3/4" above the track. Mine is about 2" right now. That is a lot of adjustment and I wonder how to do it so that it makes a smooth curve rather than a sharp bend in one location.
That looks good. I'm working on mine as well. Have you adjusted the back of the frame yet. Van's says it should be about 5/8"-3/4" above the track. Mine is about 2" right now. That is a lot of adjustment and I wonder how to do it so that it makes a smooth curve rather than a sharp bend in one location.
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