I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but....
Just by the fact that your old top was secured under the aluminum side
plates, that means if the top has ever been put down, something is now bent.
There was a service bulletin issued by Rootes back in the 60s that details
the steps needed to correct this, and unfortunately, it starts with new top
frame hinges, and ends with instructions for the dealer to inform the
customer of the correct way to fold the top. Somebody on the list must have
a copy of that bulletin.
The tricky thing about the top frame hinges is that they are 3 dimensional -
they hold the upright behind the side window in all planes of motion. After
several hours of work, I managed to reshape mine to get a reasonable fit,
and smooth operation, but I had the cloth completely off at the time.
Hope this helps,
Jon Arzt
Omaha, NE USA
----- Original Message -----
From: <PApple16@aol.com>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 10:47 AM
Subject: softtop
> I have just finished installing a new soft on my 66 Sv, 1 thing that
didn't
> sound right was to NOT screw the top under the 2 aluminum hold down strips
> (the right and left sides near the rear of the door openings) am I missing
> something? The original was screwed under these. Also does anyone have the
> proper way to stow the top in print? would love to get a copy
>
> Paul in RI
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