Driver side tonneau unzipped driving is my norm.
unless a passenger is along for the ride.
Likewise for my Spitfire. I think I'll make a bar for the Midget
that runs from dash to tail that will support the cover for rain run off.
Velcro it along the length of the main zipper and I could
open half and have a nice stiff support still in place.
.... maybe there IS a use for that old fiberglass fishing pole after all....
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com (new layout)
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Wood <djw69@idt.net>
To: MGB <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: MGB Tonneau
Dan,
The tonneau bar is actually for a top cover that fits over the top when down
to hold it in up across the width of the car, not for the usual meaning of
tonneau cover which covers the whole area from windshield to hooks where top
connects to back of car. I rarely use that top cover as I have a regular
tonneau that I put on when summer arrives and take off when the rains
descend on Western Oregon. I haven't tried using it as suggested to put the
bar on backwards to hold the middle of the tonneau up to keep the rain from
pooling. I may have to try that. Since I am the original owner of my 72 B,
I am a bit set in my ways so may not try it also. I just tuck my tonneau
back behind the seats under the top and let it flap a bit in the breeze.
When we have a misty morning, I will just unzip the driver's half of the
tonneau and it tends to keep the wind from whistling around the legs.
Couldn't do that with the bar in place. And no, I don't roll up the
windows, we leave that option for Miatas.
Dave 72 B
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
To: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: MGB Tonneau
>Well, I have no bar for my tonneau cover - can't seem
>to put my hands on my Moss catalog at the moment so
>I'll ask - does it fit into the vertical channel that
>is immediately behind the rear edge of the front door?
>It is rectangular in shape, with the open end facing
>up... I like having the tonneau cover with me in case
>of rain but did not like the way the front edges of
>the top are exposed, so maybe this bar solves that
>problem...?
>
>
>
>=====
>Dan D
>Dayton, NJ
>76 MGB Tourer - Brooklands Green
>Looking for a 67-70 MGB Tourer Project Car!
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