Your gonna have to put the top up, and leave it up, except when you are driving.
That way it is streatched when you need it to be. It will go down easier cold,
than it will go up.
Brad
James Gruber wrote:
> With anticipation of frost on the pumpkin or it's
> really getting time to fit the top so I can keep
> driving Bugsy until it snows, I fit a used top on
> Bugsy the other day. Top is in good shape and I used
> the holes that were already there to fasten the top in
> the front as well as the back. First attempt at
> closing top, could not get to close. Top is so tight
> that second set of top bows cannot move up enough past
> lets call it horizontal / straight so I can position
> clips in back of the windshield and snap down. After
> lots of swearing put car out into the sunshine. After
> being there for an hour, retried to snap top down,
> vinyl stretched, I was able to move second bar past
> vertical and all seemed to fit fine. Weather was
> great, ok I know the top fits, put top back down and
> snap the cover in place.
>
> Fast forward 2 days. 32 degrees and frost here in
> Dayton this morning. Time to take Bugsy out and go get
> coffee. Better put the top up. Oh no, try, and try,
> and try again. Top will not close and latch shut no
> matter how hard I push, pull, and swear at Bugy. So
> what's the secret. How to make this fit without having
> to go through major gyrations to get it to stretch and
> get it to close. Usually when you really need the top
> up A) It's about to rain and those aren't sunny clouds
> overhead B) Bugsy's trunk doesn't have enough room to
> pack a hair dryer and all of the extension cords
> needed to make sure I can warm the top before trying
> to close wherever I go.
>
> I hate the thought of drilling out all of those
> rivets, removing the windshield seal, and risk tearing
> the top trying to peel it off of the frame after I did
> such a good job gluing it. How do I get the top to fit
> and fit reliably so I can close the top when needed. I
> recall some folks advising Brad Fornal several months
> back on this same issue but I didn't need the advice
> at that time. Thanks to all for the help.
>
> =====
> Jim Gruber
> Bugsy '68 Sprite (future Bugeye in disguise)
> Dayton, OH
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