Hey List!
Anyone out there have any words of wisdom (do's & don'ts) for the
refurbishing process and installing a steel hardtop? I'm about to begin
the install of a new headliner and all sorts of seals for the glass, plus
many bits of related hardware. Any thoughts you can offer, before I
plunge into this project would be much appreciated.
Dave Friedlander
'74 TR6
Jim Davis wrote:
> Dave,
> Other folks have told me they have not had the same "fit and alignment"
> problems I experienced.
> I don't understand that because the hardtop is steel, the attachment
> points are fixed and there is no adjustment. If my body was torqued, say
> from a previous accident, the top wouldn't fit or bolt up properly, and
> it does. My door lines are pretty darn straight, or as good a fit as TR6
> doors get, so I don't think that's it. That means the window opening
> dimensions are fixed. So if mine doesn't line up, no one else's should
> either.
>
> But there are many things I don't understand, so maybe your fit will be
> more satisfactory.
>
> Let me know how your hardtop works out,
>
> Jim Davis
> Fortson, GA
> CF38690UO
> CF37325U
>
> Subject: Re: TR6 hardtop value
>
> Wow, Jim, a lot of perspective and experience voiced there. You're way
> ahead of me with all this, as my hardtop only goes to paint next week.
> And, being as the hardtop has never actually sat on my '74 vehicle (I
> found sitting on a '71 parts car), I hadn't given a shred of thought to
> "the fit." Thanks (I think) for the heads up, though I have no idea what
> can be done about it. Guess I'll have to wait and see how mine actually
> fit together. I wonder if any other listers with hardtops share your
> experience or have actually managed to achieve "a good fit." Anyone out
> there with a hardtop who want to chime-in on this?
>
> Dave Friedlander
> CF25194UO
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