Gsuit
Well Known Member
Long story short - I'm rebuilding my canopy frame after being unhappy with my original fit, and talking with Van's at Sun'N Fun.
My original fit had a 1/8" - 1/4" gap at the 10 and 2 'o clock positions when closed. After surveying about 60 tip-ups at SNF, it seems this is a VERY common problem. Yet, I did find a builder who built his stock, and it came out perfect (he won best of show, all metal). He said he didn't do anything special, just followed the plans. So, I'm a builder-leper, of sorts, I guess.
This go around I've managed to dodge most of the pitfalls and it fits perfect after center splice plate riveted, gooseneck bars riveted to the fwd channel, and the goosenecks themselves are drilled for the pins.
BUT.... when I added the struts to check the fit (because this is one of the main things that caused mine to go downhill last time) sure enough, I got high spots again at the 10 and 2 'o clock posits!!
Am I crazy? The gap we're talking about, at least this time, is approx. 1/16". Can I fix this later when I do the canopy fwd fillet?
My original fit had a 1/8" - 1/4" gap at the 10 and 2 'o clock positions when closed. After surveying about 60 tip-ups at SNF, it seems this is a VERY common problem. Yet, I did find a builder who built his stock, and it came out perfect (he won best of show, all metal). He said he didn't do anything special, just followed the plans. So, I'm a builder-leper, of sorts, I guess.
This go around I've managed to dodge most of the pitfalls and it fits perfect after center splice plate riveted, gooseneck bars riveted to the fwd channel, and the goosenecks themselves are drilled for the pins.
BUT.... when I added the struts to check the fit (because this is one of the main things that caused mine to go downhill last time) sure enough, I got high spots again at the 10 and 2 'o clock posits!!
Am I crazy? The gap we're talking about, at least this time, is approx. 1/16". Can I fix this later when I do the canopy fwd fillet?