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One of the tasks that fell of my radar was installation of the canopy braces. This used to be an optional kit for the RV-7, but Vans wisely made it a standard kit several years ago.<\/p>\n

There’s actually not a ton of content to go over here. The braces were installed by clamping\/drilling the frame side and then clamping\/drilling the skin side. Vans was pretty vague in regards to positioning these parts.<\/p>\n

Here’s the frame side being clamped:
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Here’s the skin-side being clamped. These deep C-clamps have come in handy a bunch of times.
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Here’s the mostly final product. These braces close out the canopy frame in a nice way.
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