Not much progress today. I scratched my head for most of the time. I attached strips of metal to the canopy frame to determine canopy frame shape relative to the fuselage sides. Looks like I'll need to tweak it alittle. I stopped early and got on the computer to see how others have handled it - looks like straps where used to winch the frame together in most cases at the front to put it into dimension with the fuse. Then I can locate the canopy frame rails per the plans.
strips of metal taped to the frame
See how the strip is not touching the fuselage side -the frame needs to be adjusted.