Although I'm not using Van's quick release mechanism for the canopy, I need the canopy pins
not to rotate (to avoid wearing out the aluminum popup tipup arms), but they also need to
be free to move up and down (for the popup function). To accomplish this, I'll be using
two 3/8" 4130 steel tubes similar to what Van's uses for the quick release. They will mount
to a bracket at the center of the sub panel. Here's the bracket. The top holes will be
drilled up to #12 to accomodate an AN3 bolt, and the bottom holes will be for mounting the
bracket to the sub panel.
Here's where the bracket will mount. It needs to be mounted forward of the sub panel by
about 3/4", so I'm going to need to make a, umm, bracket for the bracket. Jo's going to need
a new project on Sunday, so maybe I'll have him make that.