I began with cutting off the two handles that will help lift the canopy out of its closed position. These are cut from a piece of 3/4" x 3/4" angle and then cut some more.
One hole in them gets pre-drilled by measurement only, the other then gets match-drilled. I don't think these handles' dimensions will be at all critical.
The only thing you should remember, is to make a LEFT and a RIGHT one and not two left ones if you follow the sample dimensions twice. I guess that's why there is enough angle to make another handle, in case you didn't think.
Then I went back to the canopy lock lever and trimmed it a bit more. My first attempt was by using the Scotchbrite wheels only.
That created a lot of heat but not enough abrasion to really do a lot to it. So I got out the vixen file, clamped the handle in a vise and removed a lot of material on the sides before going back to the SB wheels to smoothen out the job. I removed so much material that I also had to redo the countersink part for the flat screw.
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