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Re: Found one!

To: "ROBERT G. HOWARD" <mgbob@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Found one!
From: Arthur Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 10:38:12 -0400 (EDT)
        You are on the road to recovery admitting the problem is the first
step. Now how about all those non LBC cars that never seem to put their
tops down why did they buy rag tops?
...Art


On Fri, 12 Sep 1997, ROBERT G. HOWARD wrote:

> Yes, perhaps I have been a wuss. I was living in Maine, I was young and
> foolish. There was a war going on.... What can I do to make amends?
> Bob
>  Whose TD top hasn't been up in so long he should look to see if the
> cotton moths have eaten it.
> 
> On Fri, 12 Sep 1997 08:48:36 -0400 (EDT) Arthur Pfenninger
> <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU> writes:
> >     I think we have another one that drives with the top up. Ok 
> >what
> >is your excuse the sun in my eyes has already been used.
> >...Art
> >
> >On Fri, 12 Sep 1997, ROBERT G. HOWARD wrote:
> >
> >>  Congratulations.
> >>  I've had fine results with the Moss top, the one for which you 
> >re-use
> >> the headrail.
> >>  When you drill the rivets, the bottoms of the things will drop into 
> >the
> >> headrail, where they will roll around and rattle.  Does anyone know 
> >how
> >> to keep that from happening? It annoyed me, slightly, for years.  I
> >> considered drilling a hole and filling the headrail with foam, 
> >though one
> >> supposes that since the hole is drilled, the rivets could be 
> >extracted
> >> through it....
> >>  Since you're buying a new top, you have the choice of the top with 
> >the
> >> fixed rear window or the zipper window that was installed on the 77s 
> >and
> >> later.  Go for the zipper window, even if it's a few bucks more.  
> >It's
> >> very nice to be able to open that at times, and easier to stow the 
> >top.
> >> Bob
> >>  who wishes he still had the MGB tourer, to fit with the B-GT and 
> >the TD
> >> roadster.
> >> 
> >> On Fri, 12 Sep 1997 06:07:42 -0400 G Graham
> >> <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu> writes:
> >> >Greetings, listers!
> >> >
> >> >I finally found my car-- '74 MGB that I will be picking up in about 
> >a
> >> >week. It does, however, need a new top. Which is best & from whom? 
> >Do 
> >> >I
> >> >need the headrail or can I re use the one on the car now?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks for any help!
> >> >
> >> >Gary
> >> >'74 mgb
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> 
> >
> >
> 


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