Installation of final door hardware and fabrication of custom hinge pocket covers were the topics for a few weeks.
Door handle, gas strut attach bracket
Aerosport low profile latch mechanism, interior and exterior views
adding magnets to latch pins, interim rod assembly, and final pin actuation
door hinges attached to door, preparations underway for fabricating the custom door pocket covers
fiberglass formed to exact pocket dimensions, cover plate clamped in place for adhesion to molded piece
initial sanding of canopy interior, initial installation of wire runs in forward canopy channel with E6000 adhesive
application of fiberglass over wire runs, which are actually 3/8″ air hose line. build-up of inner door hinge pockets for even base for Airward nutplate pieces
forward and center canopy sections filled with Superfil and smoothed in preparation for bonding in overhead console
custom covers for the overhead console where the reinforcement bar comes up from the dashboard