Parts and instructions have changed since the finishing kit was delivered years ago and sometimes that can bite you in the tush. So can just being dumb. I pulled out the plastic blocks that go along with the guide plate. Instructions say to tap the holes 8-32 and countersink for a #8 screw, so I drilled the holes to #19. Why? Because the canopy latch instructions have you do the same thing. But #19, at least for the canopy block, is too large a hole for an 8-32 tap. So I had to reorder the block and they're stupid expensive ($12 apiece. For plastic). Not sure how that latch is going to work out but I guess we'll find out later.

I also pulled the guide blocks. These parts have changed since my finishing kit arrived. These instructions also say to drill #19 and tap. Nope. Not gonna do it. I sent a note to Van's asking if that's correct.

I put the canopy back on the frame without clecoing it down and I think that's where I'll keep it through the winter as I'm soon to leave for back East.

Airplane construction is likely over for this year.