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Re: Soft Top help

To: <rulee@cityscape.net>
Subject: Re: Soft Top help
From: "J Friederich" <jfried@anv.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:35:53 -0800
Russ -

10-4, I agree.



>John, I ordered a top from JC Whitney last year(70 1600).
>It didn,t fit right , on installation you have to put all the twities
>and posts on youself because all cars are a little different on fit.
>Also the cable rivets to the clips, which clip on the clips
>inside(spring cable in the sides)thereby indexing the sides of the top.
>if I hooked up the leftside, the right side was 1 1/2 inch to short, or
>vice versa.  maybe I got an early model top, maybe the right one it 
>didn't fit.
>JCW dopships  or sells Crown tops made in Columbus Ohio, so I called
>crown tops thinking maybe I could get some advise on making it fit. 
>Didn't want to sendit back if I could make it work. The secretary told
>me they" didn't deal with the public". So I boxed it up and shipped it
>back to JCW for a refund, Which they promtly sent. Still don't have
>a top, but when I do orderone it will be from Les, Stan, Ross, Rallye,
>Topless Datsun , Mike Baker, ETC ETC. someone who knows, and cares
>about Roadsters.
>Just MHO
>Russ Southwell ADC USN (ret.)
>70 1600
>


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