10/17/2005:
I deferred the installation of the hinges until I was actually in this chapter, so I could use the turtleback itself as a jig to make the hinges as hidden as possible. However, one of the nuts for the hinge screws is hidden behind the shoulder support bar. To avoid having to cut a hole in the shoulder support later, and to allow complete removal of the hinges of necessary, I installed a nut plate here.

There are a few recommends methods of doing so, but I wanted to keep it simple. I drilled the hole for the screw, and marked the nut plate's position. I then drilled two tiny holes where the nut plate's ears are, and filled them with flox. I then installed the nut plate, using a small scrap of plastic wrap to protect the screw threads (but keeping the screw inserted a bit, to correctly position the nut plate. I then covered the area with two scraps of BID. The nut plate is well potted in flox - it would take a miracle to make this thing spin. (I think both ears would have to break off.)

Update: This later turned out to be irrelevant, as I've installed a forward-hinged canopy. See Step 15 below for pictures of how that turned out. This nutplate is just a useless part lost forever. =D