First thing this morning was to sand, file, and polish the new vent line fittings. They came out pretty well. Thanks again to my friend, Shane. :-)

Looking for remaining unfinished work before moving on to the canopy, I found that the baggage sidewall panels needed some nutplates installed along the bottom edge.

Most nutplates installed. I need two more of the single-lug variety. Placed an order with ACS.

I ran across the plan for the crotch strap bracket installation. It specified to use a 5/16" bolt rather than the 1/4" bolts used for the other seat belt straps. With these bushings being so small, it was a challenge to hold them while drilling up to 5/16". The result: the hole is no longer centered. Hrmpf.

So, I decided to make two new bushings. I drilled them up to 5/16 while chucked in the lathe.

Here they are. Better.

I also drilled the brackets themselves for the 5/16" bolt.

Note, because I'm using Crowe harnesses, the metal tabs at the end of the straps are shaped differently necessitating a different hole location.