I bought a soft top off ebay about a year ago. It was for a '70, and my
bows are from a '69. It was a bit loose on the rear bow, but hardly
noticeable. I played around with a piece of pipe insulation (1/2" foam for
a 1/2" pipe) and that snugged everything up nicely. The only downside to
that is that the snaps would fit around the insulation.
Mike Welch
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
mikew@turbopower.com
http://home.turbopower.com/~mikew
'68+/- Triumph Spitfire
'60 Jaguar MkII 3.8 auto
'87 Jeep Cherokee
'96 GMC Suburban
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff McNeal [mailto:jmcneal@ohms.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:00 AM
To: Joe Curry; Keith R. Stewart
Cc: Stephane St-Amant; Triumph List; Spitfires List
Subject: Re: '69 Spit Convertible top
Just to add to this discussion, it was my understanding from the gent at
British Parts Northwest that the rear bows on the 1970 frame ONLY were
slightly taller than the previous Mk3 model years. Thus, a 1970 Mk3 top may
*not* fit a '69 perfectly.
I do not know if this "rumor" can be confirmed. I tried to confirm it with
Ted Schumacher and Andy Mace, but could never quite get the answers I was
looking for. John Macartney, where art thou?
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
To: "Keith R. Stewart" <kstewart@wwdc.com>
Cc: "Stephane St-Amant" <steph71tr6@crosswinds.net>; "Triumph List"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>; "Spitfires List" <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: '69 Spit Convertible top
>
> Good Catch! I (of Course) was thinking it is a MkIV.
>
> Joe
>
> "Keith R. Stewart" wrote:
> >
> > Joe Curry commented:
> > > If I were a betting man (which I am not), I'd bet that it would not
fit.
> > The reason being that the windshield frame is different between the two
> > > models as is the cut of the windows.
> > >
> > That is true if the 70/71 is a MkIV but if it is a Mk3, the windshield
frame
> > is the same as the 69. Likewise the side windows. I guess we need to
know
> > what was meant by the 70/71 reference.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Keith
> >
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