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Canopy Page 1


I started to install the rear and forward canopy rails... finish79.jpg (50420 bytes)
finish78.jpg (49453 bytes) I actually cut my canopy rails too short and had to order some new ones, they should be here in a few days... finish85.jpg (58556 bytes)
I finished tweaking the canopy frame to fit the fuse and rollover bar...
Once I had the side rails where I wanted them, and made sure they were the same distance apart at the front as in the rear, the frame slid like a knife through butta...
canopy7.jpg (92438 bytes) After fighting with my air compressor for a while, I decided there had to be a better way to cut the canopy...  I decided to try my Dremel, and it worked like a dream.  I used the extension and a stone cutoff wheel...  I did the entire canopy with 2 wheels... canopy8.jpg (108273 bytes)
canopy5.jpg (94295 bytes) The canopy is cut and the fitting begins.  I had to do a lot of tweaking on the frame to get the canopy to fit right.  I also had to grind some material off the frame where the sliders fit to drop the front of the frame more... canopy2.jpg (95917 bytes)
canopy3.jpg (89753 bytes) I may have cut a hair too much off the back, I would recommend not cutting any off the back until you absolutely have to...  You can see al the scrap generated by the canopy cutting.  That plastic crap gets all over you too... canopy6.jpg (75748 bytes)
canopy4.jpg (90417 bytes) Windshield cut and ready to install...  I still need to do some trimming at the bottom sides for it to fit around the rollover bar... canopy1.jpg (94497 bytes)
After a week off, I got back to the canopy.  I managed to finishing drilling the canopy to the frame...
I used a sharpie to mark all the hole locations on the canopy frame.  I got the blue masking tape at Wal-Mart...

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