Top bow is not the same. The BN7 has an aluminum angled section attached
(bolted) along the entire length whereas the BT7 does not have this piece and
the soft top is attached directly by nailing/tacking to the bow, bows are
different--
Tim Davis BN7
> 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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