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Re: [Tigers] Hard Top Fit

To: Stu <sabre2tgr@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Hard Top Fit
From: Jay Laifman via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 17:44:47 -0700
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Looks like the rear pins that fit in the hinges might need to be lossened an=
d slid upwards so the top can drop.  Possibly the front clips too.=20

> On May 30, 2024, at 5:26=E2=80=AFPM, Stu via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net=
> wrote:
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> I have only used the hard top on the Tiger a few times in the many years I=
've owned it, so i decided to try it for a while this spring.  I can get the=
 4 latches to latch without much issue, but it never seemed to fit completel=
y right  My son and I fiddled with it for a bit, but there are still some is=
sues:
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> The door windows do not go up far enough, leaving a gap.  And the top of t=
he fixed door windows also leaves a gap to the hard top
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> Those chrome things on the top of the door post seem to be at the wrong an=
gle to match up with the top.  It doesn't look like their angle can be adjus=
ted, and I had replaced the  pads that go on the top, but they only touch th=
e chrome things at the front.
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> I know the previous owner did some body work, replacing the rear fenders, e=
tc, So I'm not sure if this is another of the issues he created.  Or are the=
y all like that?
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> Stu
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Loo=
ks like the rear pins that fit in the hinges might need to be lossened and s=
lid upwards so the top can drop. &nbsp;Possibly the front clips too.&nbsp;</=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 30, 2024, at 5:26=E2=
=80=AFPM, Stu via Tigers &lt;tigers@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></block=
quote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"=
ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"=
><div class=3D"gmail_default">I have only used the hard top on the Tiger a f=
ew times in the many years I've owned it, so i decided to try it for a while=
 this spring.&nbsp; I can get the 4 latches to latch without much issue, but=
 it never seemed to fit completely right&nbsp; My son and I fiddled with it f=
or a bit, but there are still some issues:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">The door windows do not go up far en=
ough, leaving a gap.&nbsp; And the top of the fixed door windows&nbsp;also l=
eaves a gap to the hard top</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div=
 class=3D"gmail_default">Those chrome things on the top of the door post see=
m to be at the wrong angle to match up with the top.&nbsp; It doesn't look l=
ike their angle can be adjusted, and I had replaced the&nbsp; pads that go o=
n the top, but they only touch the chrome things at the front.</div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">I know the previ=
ous owner did some body work, replacing the rear fenders, etc, So I'm not su=
re&nbsp;if this is another of the issues he created.&nbsp; Or are they all l=
ike that?</div><font color=3D"#888888"><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_default">Stu</div></font></div></div></div>
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