Manual 34-03 steps 1 - 4, Attach canopy frame and gas struts and wood block spacers.
Called Vans Aircraft to discuss the 7/16 gap between forward surface of fuselage and canopy frame forward bow. They said this is more critical minimum with the Garmin G3X EFIS bezel to avoid interference. Up to 1/2 gap should be no problem. Measured roughly the following min and max values - 0.428 to 0.520.