Doug, as in my original email reply to Kevin. my solution to not having a fine
"snout" on my pop-rivit gun is to use a very small hex nut. worked fine on the
snap fasteners on the back and also on the rails on the front. Saved me buying
a new one (small "snouts" one are hard if not impossible to find) and everyone
I asked to borrow from had the same as me. If the bars are in good condition
keep them. They are pricey.
Alan
Original Message:
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From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou dougnad@bellatlantic.net
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:27:20 -0400
Subject: Re: Thanks for Top advice - couple questions....
Check all the nuts and bolts, and the two-part plastic sleeves on all the
joints.
You can get exact replacement rounded-head nuts and bolts, but they are
sort of expensive (and my bolt order has been on back-order at TRF for 6
months).
Regular bolts are certainly better than nothing, though.
My latches and the metal channels that hold the seal were all OK,
but several years ago I replaced the wavy spring washers on the latches,
which keep the latches from flopping around.
I bought a Robbins top, and if I had known that the Amco ones had pre-installed
snaps,
I would have gotten it instead. It is hard to install the snaps then the
top is on the car, because you need a rigid surface to hold the snap while you
hammer it
on, and the car's trunk lid does not qualify :-)
(If anyone knows where to buy a hand-held tool for installing snaps, let me
know!)
I used Permatex SUPER weatherstrip adhesive (the classic yellow Gorrilla Snot).
A single 2-oz tube is enough, unless you make a lot of mistakes and have to rip
it
up and start over.
Finally, make sure that your pop-rivet gun has a relatively long and pointy
"snout".
Otherwise it will not fit inside the seal retainer channels and the plastic
snaps.
Good Luck,
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 08:54 AM 4/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks gang,
>
>I appreciate everyone's comments - you have all convinced me to get the top
>and give it a go myself! I think I will minimize the chances of disaster by
>getting the AMCO top with the snaps pre-installed. Now my question is -
>what should I plan on replacing at the same time? I know I need a new
>rubber seal, but should I get new front retainer bars? My top frame is in
>quite good condition, it's just that the top I have has shrunk badly and
>started to split.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Kevin Rhodes
>Freddy the Spit
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