Bent the front bow to conform to the shape of the wind shield. Secured the side tube to the longeron with clamps. Cut a piece of scrap plexiglass and did a test run of drilling the canopy for the canopy hinge and side tube. It worked great with the supper dull drill bit. So I went ahead and drilled the canopy for the canopy hinge and side tube.

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