Listees,
Just had an upholstery shop install my new Moss/Robbins stow-away top. It
was interesting. The guy who did it said he had done a number of the
folding tops, but this was the first one with the take-apart sticks. He
pointed out two anomalies:
*The distance from the back bar to the windshield frame was slightly
different left to right. Don't think it was due to body damage--just the
semi-handbuilt nature of the car.
*The front bow on the frame has a curved return which seems to push out the
window sealing flap, so that when the door is closed, the window touches
the frame. The upholstery guy was affraid the top material would be
damaged over time as the window pushed the flap up against the bar end. Is
this common to all stow-away installations? The upholstery guy suggested
not rolling the windows up all the way!
Cheers
Chris Attias
'64 MGB
'84 Alfa Romeo GTV-6
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