Odds and Ends, Thursday. Reapplied the 1st layer of black tape on the canopy and applied a layer of pure epoxy. One layer should be enough for now, will let the paint shop deal with any required filler and finishing to make it perrrrrfect!
Worked on the magnets and the reed switches. Could not make the originally supplied bracket/magnets/reed switches to work reliably, even though I cut off 1/8" of the shield. Removed/Drilled out the originally supplied brackets, primed, then painted the new brackets. With the old brackets, continuity was marginal. With the new brackets, it should be OK. Epoxied the magnets in the cylinders.
Odds and Ends, Friday. Did a bit of sanding on the canopy fiberglass and removed the layer of black tape. Any further fiberglass finishing will be left to the experts. Attached the canopy and found I had to remove just a bit more from the forward tips to install the gas struts. Installing the struts was a bit difficult due to the clearances, but doable. Installed the canopy latch and installed the canopy guide blocks. Will have to touch up the rollbar.
Then installed the new brackets for the wing pin magnets and reed switches and wired the switches. The reed switches now work as they should.
Time on Thursday & Friday - 9 hours
