Quickie Q2 Lite Construction Manual - page 214
Q2 Plans - Chapter 13 - Page 13-04
CANOPY GUIDE PINS
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To maintain the canopy in position, and to increase the
fuselage stiffness in flight, canopy guide pins are installed at both
the front of the canopy and the rear of the canopy.
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Begin by cutting the heads and shanks (the threaded part) off of
two AN3-12A bolts. Next, round one end of each.
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Drill a hole through the left canopy stiffener within three
inches of both the forward end and aft end of the left canopy
stiffener. Permanently mount the square end of the bolt into the
stiffener with flox.
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When the flox has cured, mark the location on the left longeron
where each cutoff bolt contacts the longeron upon closing. Drill a
5/16" hole at each location, grease up the bolt and surrounding area
with Vaseline, fill the hole with flox, and close the canopy. Be very
careful that the flox squeezeout does not permanently close the
canopy!
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When the flox has cured, open the canopy and clean up any rough
edges.
AFT CANOPY SEAL
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The aft canopy seal can only be fabricated and installed after
the canopy/canopy frame assembly has been carefully fitted to the
fuselage, with the hinges, latches, and pins in position.
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With the canopy in the closed position, place some grey tape
along the outside fuselage skin at the seatback bulkhead location.
This will protect the structure.
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Next, laminate a 4 BID seal around the aft canopy only. This