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eddies

Joined: 20 Jun 2006
Posts: 40
Location: Australia

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:59 pm Post subject: Front canopy hoop attachment

Hi Listers,  

   

I am hoping that one of you that has completed or is working on their canopy installation might be able to help me.  

   

I installed the front canopy hoop onto the canopy frame in my 601XL last night and discovered that I don’t have the front hoop attachment brackets specified in the photo guides, these are identified as 6-C-3 / 9, but my drawings do not show that part at all. The only reference I have to this part is a blown up drawing on 6-C-4 showing that the hoop is attached using a bracket with 6 A5 rivets.  

   

Can someone tell me if this part if made from aluminium or steel and what its thickness is?   

   

I have made a temporary bracket from some scrap aluminium that came with the kit, thickness is about 40thou.  

   

Best Regards,  

Eddie  Seve  

   

http://www.mykitlog.com/eddieseve  

   

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Ron Lendon

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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: Front canopy hoop attachment

The part you refer to is .063 6061 T6, 19mm wide and 120mm long.  They show a 40 degree bend 60mm from the square end.  Trim O/B side.



Drawing date 7/05



Hope that helps,

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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject: Front canopy hoop attachment

Eddie:



You can weld a tab on your canopy frame like I did:

http://www.cooknwithgas.com/7_22_06_Canopy2.JPG

I saw this at Oshkosh on the Factory quick-build kit on display.



Or you can make the part as shown in this picture of the drawing:

http://www.cooknwithgas.com/6-C-3-9.gif



Either way will work fine. 



Here's another idea I got from the factory kit on display at Oshkosh.  Slide a large heat shrink sleeve around the hoops and heat them up before final installation.  It looks great and makes a tough surface on the  hoops.  You can see it on the first picture above.  Let me know if you have more questions as the canopy build is all fresh in my mind.  



Have fun,



Scott Laughlin

Finishing up upholstery / Testing Engine

www.cooknwithgas.com



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