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Re: Spitfire factory hardtop

To: coliver@mail.arl.mil, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Spitfire factory hardtop
From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:13:32 -0500
At 07:52 AM 3/22/99 -0500, coliver@mail.arl.mil wrote:
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>I replaced the missing seal on the header of my Spitfire factory hardtop and 
>can not get it back on.  I have the correct spacers in the header rail.  The 
>problem is the top will not sit down in the front.  I end up with a good 1/4 
>inch gap where you can see the seal between the top and the top of the 
>windshield.  Is this right?  This top has become such a pain I have even 
>considered selling it!  Thanks Chris

Chris,

It has been said that Spit windshield frames can be bent down if a driver
lifts him(or her)self out of the car by pulling on the windshield.  Could
this be the source of your gap, rather than a problem with the top?

Does the angle of the side window and the windshield frame match?

Just a thought,

Atwell Haines

Succasunna, NJ USA
"Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?"



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