Scott:
I believe the hard top is taller than the soft top.
Reasoning: my soft top was a bit of a tight fit over the roll bar, and the
hard top fit without making marks on the headlining. This was with a factory
hard top. This extra height may compensate for the "rearward" bar
installation.
Good luck
V. Mild humour part a) Q: are you sure that the top is the offending item?
Nick Moseley
V. Mild Humour part b) (married for 20 years and still learning... ("you
meant what?, why didn't you say so, oh you thought that after being married
for so long I'd know, well...")
A gentle dig, but we have:
3.5 Spits
2 Volvos
1 BMW
so I get to play with my toys and would not criticize.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of HD883HUGGR@aol.com
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 4:13 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: hard top w/ roll bar?
Hi Gang. Even though I don't mind the windchill if it means tooling around
Phoenix with the top down, the wife as gotten a tad grumpy, so I'm
considering putting the hard top on (purchased with the car in the spring,
and never used yet).
Minor detail: installed an aftermarket roll bar in the summer, and
didn't
bother to try the soft top until the work was done. Found out that I
installed it about 1/2" too far back and so the top frame has to be muscled
over the roll bar in order to get the soft top up.
Q: does the hard top offer any more clearance than the soft top frame?
That is, should I even bother wrestling with the hard top or just assume
that
the roll bar will prohibit a clean fit? Don't want to risk scratching the
paint if it's a lost cause from the start. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
Scott (& Hobbs, 77 Spit, daily driver)
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