So you think having a tonneau that is too short is a problem? The very
first MG I ever saw was sitting in a parking lot with a tonneau covering
the cockpit. I was amazed at the concept. When I bought my MG, there
was no tonneau cover. I pined my heart away, but I just couldn't afford
one.
I went to the fabric store and bought a large piece of vinyl (cost=$25).
After careful measurement, I cut the piece to the rough shape of the
cockpit. At the back I sewed in a metal ruler (cost=$2.47) to engage the
tabs that are on the rear decklid. I placed Lift-A-Dot fastners at the
correct location on the perimeter of the rear edge to coincide with the
studs. I cut holes where the steering wheel and headrests protruded
through. I made pouches out of the extra vinyl and sewed those over the
holes I had cut. I went to the fabric store and bought a long zipper
(cost=$4.50). I cut a slit down the middle and sewed the zipper in
place. I screwed two snaps into each door rail, and placed the
corresponding snap-half on the tonneau.
The end product was the tonneau I always wanted at about 1/4 of the
price. Move over Martha Stuart!
Thomas James Pokrefke, III
1970 MGB
thomas_pokrefke@juno.com
http://ocean.st.usm.edu/~pokrefke
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