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Re: Hardtop mounting for a 1500

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Subject: Re: Hardtop mounting for a 1500
From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:15:19 -0800
No info on mounting, just a cautionary note about using a hardtop on your
convertible.  When I bought my car new, originally it came ordered with a
factory hardtop (I have sold the top many years ago as I'm a die hard
ragtop kinda guy).  I remember, and maybe it was because I tightened mine
down too hard, that due to vibration, and the way it was securely mounted
it scratched the paint over many years, on the rear deck area of the car in
the exact shape of the hardtop no less -  Maybe it's just the way I
used/attached mine, and possibly others may counter/dispute my experience,
but it's something to consider if you have a really nice paint job you
don't want ruined. 

Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net

72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (long term project)

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