The Retaining Rail referred to in the Moss catalog is shown as being screwed
into the wood bow, I'm assuming to hold the soft top to the bow. I would
think this would be the same piece regardless of whether it's a 2 or 4
seater, but Moss shows them with two different part numbers (with the one
for the BN4/BT7 being unavailable). Moss calls the rear retaining bar for
the 2 seaters the "Anchor Bar".
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim McDermott" <jmcd206@msn.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: Early BN4 Top Frame Questions
> Mick,
>
> The retaining rail is only for those cars (the BN6/7's). They have two
chrome
> clips on the rear deck the the rail hooks to. Our cars tops snap to the
pins
> around the cockpit (the same pins that are used to attach the tonneau
Cover)
>
> Jim McDermott
> '57 BN4
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mick VanderPloeg
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 6:22 PM
> Subject: Early BN4 Top Frame Questions
>
>
> My Longbridge BN4 came only with the top frame itself when I bought it
(no
> bow, clamps, clips, etc.), so I'm a little bit clueless about what else
is
> supposed to be there. I started digging through the Moss catalog,
hoping
> to
> figure out what I need to buy, but it just lead to a ton of questions.
> Other
> than the wood top bow (part 806-080), they're also showing a Retaining
> Rail,
> but the only one available is for a BN6/7. Is there a difference, or
can I
> use the rail for a BN6 on my BN4? How is the top attached to the rail
and
> top
> bow? Is the top bow the same for all six cylinder roadsters (pre
BJ7's)?
> I
> also see something called a "Hood Seal", which I'm assuming is just a
strip
> of
> rubber. How is the seal attached to the top? Is it just glued on?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mick Vander Ploeg
> '57 BN4
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