Kevin, I recently installed a new (used original actually) soft top.
If you have all the old frame and soft top then its no big problem. As long as
all the old bits are there.
Need the rivet gun and something (small nut in my case - not me) to fill the
gap in the track on the header so that the rivet does not pull back up else the
rubber seal won't fit in the track. I replaced a couple of the missing
fasteners on the "new" one with ones off the old one.
It's actually not that difficult. Biggest time consumer was getting the old
glue off the parts and cleaning it up. For $300 you can buy a lot of parts!
I was probably lucky in that my "new" one was already shaped for the front
edge. I am sure that the replacemnts give instruction son how to get this right
so that the tension on the roof is correct.
Alan
Original Message:
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From: Kevin Rhodes krhodes1@maine.rr.com
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 11:52:57 -0400
Subject: Reasonable price for Spitfire Top install?
Hello all,
I am in need of a new top for my 77ish Spitfire. I have been quoted $300
labor only from a place in NH - this seems kind of steep to me! While I am
not sure it is a project I want to do myself, it just does not seem THAT
complicated an operation for someone who does it for a living. Does $300
seem reasonable? I will say that I am confident that this shop will do a
good job as they have come highly recommended - but I am getting a bit poor
with this years renovations! Does anyone in Northern New England (Maine or
NH) have a recommendation for a place to have a top put on?
Kevin Rhodes
Portland, Maine
Freddy the leaky Spit... ;-(
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