NetHeads, Several folks have asked about canopy hinges recently. If I were to do it again, I'd build them very similar to the way John Martindale did it, which is to build up canopy rails on top of the longerons that stradle the instrument panel and hinge at the outer edges of the canopy. This leads to a very strong and stable hinge setup. See http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/jmartindale/ for a few photos that will give you the idea...
Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford