Thanks..
Thanks Brian, I've been watching you guys blaze the way.
Evans, I'm sure you could make room for the canopy jetison handle and mechanism. Especially, if you went with the Dynon transponder and a different radio/electrical system. I wanted the Vertical Power now and room to swap out the SL-60 for a GNS-430W some day.
Removing the canopy without the standard jetison stuff will be kind of a pain, but no more so than doing anything else up there. I kept the area forward of the sub-panel clean enough I can get to the hinge bolts. I hope
not to have the canopy off enough to regret the decision though.
I drew a straight line across the ribs and cut them off even with the sub-panel. If you look closely, you'll see a red shim at the bottom of the stubby rib. I confess I didn't take into account that the sub-panel "bends" at the bottom when I did that
. I moved each rib inboard and to the opposite side of the radio stack to allow room for the nuts attaching the radio frames. That way I could minimize the space between the radios and the Skyviews.
Scrap angle was riveted to the cut end of the rib for attaching to the sub-panel. Plate nuts in the sub-panel and in the riblets makes them removable. The flange of the radio stack is sandwiched between the panel and riblets. I can remove the panel by taking out 10 screws; the radio stack stays in place. Another six screws and the radio stack can be removed as a unit.
Not sure if any of that makes sense. If not, shoot me a PM and I'll see if I can 'splain it better.