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Re: Hardtops Again.

To: stuart_brennan@agilent.com
Subject: Re: Hardtops Again.
From: Steve Laifman <Laifman@flash.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 09:43:16 -0700
Stu,

There is a pretty sturdy “flat” box section under the visible flat sheet metal.
He must have real been a Gorilla.  I presume it's bent the bottom towards the
top. You may have some trouble getting enough swing to smoothly straighten.
Maybe a small bottle jack??

Steve

stuart_brennan@agilent.com wrote:

> I applied a straight edge to the sills under the hardtop side windows and
> found that both sides are bent right at the rear of the doorpost latch.  No,
> Steve, it wasn't the latch itself that bent.  It looks like a previous owner
> tried to lock the doorpost latches without the pins being aligned with their
> holes.  Except that the pins don't seem to be misaligned, they are just
> above their proper holes.  I wouldn't think the latches would be strong
> enough to do that, so I wonder if the top didn't get dropped at some point
> in it's previous life.  Didn't happen on my watch.
>
> I scanned the various tiger books in my collection for hardtop photos, but
> couldn't find any with great detail here.  Those that are there seem to show
> these sills being perfectly flat end to end, and perfectly parallel to the
> body.  Does this sound right?  I feel sure that if mine was in the same
> photos, the bend would be visible.
>
> Anyway, I'm planning to remove the windows and apply a little "rubber
> hammer" action to the area, and maybe they will bend back.  Sound
> reasonable?
>
> Stu





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