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Subject: [Healeys] BT7 windscreen frame
From: eyera3 at gmail.com (I Erbs)
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:36:24 -0700
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Do you have the top seal?  Until my resto I had no idea there was a sesl
between tol and top of frame. I ran metal against metal and alwayd had a gap
at speed.

I Erbs
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On Mar 16, 2011, at 11:20 PM, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey John,
> Clearly, the answer is don't put your roof up on a clear 30 degree celcius
Brisbane afternoon!
> ;-)
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 17/03/2011, at 4:02 PM, "John & Kerry Rowe" <jkrowe46 at bigpond.net.au>
wrote:
>
>> On my last drive, with the soft top up, without the side screens, the top
>> frame was lifting up away from the glass. At one stage there was approx
1mm
>> of gap between the top of screen and bottom of frame in the centre.
>>
>> I had thought of running a stainless steel threaded rod from the centre of
>> the top frame to dashboard (as MGB??)
>>
>> The top is a Robbins which I have had for about 5 years. The front timber
>> frame is the original from the car as is the aluminium clip over frame.
>>
>> Could the cover be too tight a fit?
>>
>> Any suggestions appreciated
>>
>>
>>
>> John Rowe
>>
>> Qld Australia
>>
>> BN1  BT7
>> ____
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