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Top Bow Installation Details

To: "Reid Trummel" <editor@healeyclub.org>, "Gary Anderson Editor"
Subject: Top Bow Installation Details
From: "John Soderling" <jsoderling@astound.net>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 18:51:42 -0800
This subject seems to come up regularly on this list.  Maybe it would be a 
good subject for a knowledgeable restorer to do a Tech Article for one or 
both national magazines, to include cross section sketches showing exactly 
how the front bows are assembled and finished on the varies AH models.
Any takers?
Vrooom vrooom,
John
Erika the Red

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Swift" <mgtd51@comcast.net>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:02 PM
Subject: Top Installation


>I am finishing a restoration of an AH3000 BT7.  When I got the car it had 
>no soft top and I am trying to figure out how to install one and have some 
>questions:
>
> Is the wooden cross bow covered with vinyl?
> I assume the aluminum finishing strip attaches to the crossbow and then 
> the rubber sealing strip glues to the aluminum finishing stripe.  Is this 
> correct?
> Does the front of the top fold over the front of the crossbow and under 
> the aluminum finishing piece?  I assume the top is glued as well as 
> stapled to the crossbow.  Is this correct?
> Does the webbing attach to the two front metal bows or just the rear one?
> Is there a hidem stripe across the front of the top?
>
> If someone has a few pictures of the top including the latch setup and 
> would send them to me, I would be very appreciative.
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry Swift




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