After a long lay off from building i decided to get stuck in again. i drilled out the front hoop canopy holes with a unibit to deliberately over size them to accommodate for the expansion and contraction of the canopy.
I also tapped the holes in the canopy to take countersunk screws. After tapping the screws i used some heat shrink rubber tubing to finish the aluminium hoop and then used a soldering iron to pierce the screw holes through the shrink wrap. End product looks good.
