AHSprite78@aol.com wrote:
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> I have found a guy with a hardtop and am wondering what I should look for in
> one. What are they made of? What are common problems with them? What is the
> going rate for one? Give me any info good and bad about them. Thanks.
>
> Matthew Smith
> '67 Sprite
Most are made of fiberglass.
Fiberglass cracks with age, not structurally, but it gets hairline
crackes which are not easy to repair.
Look for all the mounting hardware.
Do a test fit. I have a hardtop for a MKIV Sprite which is 1" too
narrow!
Somehow it shrunk. I had to cut it and fill in exactly one inch in
width.
Maybe it was a defect from day one. Maybe it was an original Moss hard
top! It fits fine now but nobody ever could expain the reason why it was
too narrow.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
The bug in the rice bowl
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