UnPossible
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Hey - working on everyone's favorite part of the project, the canopy and the frame (RV-7A Tip-up). As you can see in the pictures below, I am struggling a bit to get the canopy frame to match up with the fueslage and the roll bar.
1) The top of the canopy frame is ~0.1" below the roll bar. Is close enough to proceed, and if not any suggestions as how to fix this? (Order new parts?)
2) The sides of the canopy frame do not exactly follow the fuselage sides. Earlier, I attempted to bend them and ended up with kinked side rails and had to reorder the parts. I am reluctant to try and bend these after my earlier experiences. Again, is this close enough, and if not, how to I make it better?
3) Are there any builders assistance places / folks in the Northern Illinois area? This is the one spot in the build where I am ready to start throwing things. Ideally, I'd love for the canopy fairy to come by one evening and just build this stupid thing. Since that hasn't happened yet, I'd really like to find someone that really knows what they are doing here and would be willing to spend a long weekend with me banging this thing out... I am sure we could work out something as far as compensation for time spent.....
Thanks again,
Jason
1) The top of the canopy frame is ~0.1" below the roll bar. Is close enough to proceed, and if not any suggestions as how to fix this? (Order new parts?)
2) The sides of the canopy frame do not exactly follow the fuselage sides. Earlier, I attempted to bend them and ended up with kinked side rails and had to reorder the parts. I am reluctant to try and bend these after my earlier experiences. Again, is this close enough, and if not, how to I make it better?
3) Are there any builders assistance places / folks in the Northern Illinois area? This is the one spot in the build where I am ready to start throwing things. Ideally, I'd love for the canopy fairy to come by one evening and just build this stupid thing. Since that hasn't happened yet, I'd really like to find someone that really knows what they are doing here and would be willing to spend a long weekend with me banging this thing out... I am sure we could work out something as far as compensation for time spent.....
Thanks again,
Jason
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