[Tigers] Over Engineered Soft Top

[Joel Martin]

Thanks Ron
It appears this was a 'canvas or cotton fabric' tan strap 2" wide by about 10" long from the 1st stay to the back 2nd stay attached with the 2 rivets and the small metal part, which I found but the fabric will need to be replaced.
My question is the header rail to the 1st stay, which looks to be about 36" long.  This would make this a 2 piece strap.  The 1st stay would have basically 4 wraps here, one from header to 1st stay and then 1st stay to back or 2nd stay.  Does this sound right?
Also the 1st stay was covered in foam then wrapped with grey fabric over almost the entire stay??
I am going with the old covers painted machine grey and send the SS chrome versions back.
The cantail velcro will have to be made by upholstery shop.
Getting closer on this.
Thanks again.
Joel Martin 


Message1st picture Metal part on bow    2nd pic - header Metal partlength = 1.95"width = .5"thickness = .050"material - steel Ron
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From: Ron Fraser [mailto:rfraser at bluefrog.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 11:28 AM
To: rfraser at bluefrog.com; 'Joel Martin'; 'Ross Hulse'
Subject: RE: [Tigers] Over Engineered Soft Top

 Joel     I just looked at some of the parts I have.   Webbing is about 2" wide - looks like cotton fabric   Header has 3 pop rivets with no metal piece - a piece of foam covers the rivet area.   Bows have a small metal part with 2 pop rivets.   Looking at the Alpine Parts List - Body Fittings - Plate D - header looks like it has 3 notches for webbing - this is also the cable style top.   I'll take some picture and measure the parts later today.   Ron Fraser 
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From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Fraser via Tigers
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 11:02 AM
To: 'Joel Martin'; 'Ross Hulse'; tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Over Engineered Soft Top

 Joel     Alpine Parts List shows some of this - Body Fittings http://www.tigersunited.com/resources/factory_parts_list/Alpine/alpine_part_list.asp   My soft top is stowed under the hard top so I can't get to it very well.   Metal plates just distribute the load of the pop rivets to the webbing - rectangular piece of metal. Not sure I have an example - I will look.   Velcro is on the canrails and on the soft top.   Ron Fraser 
  -----Original Message-----
From: Joel Martin [mailto:jmartiniii at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 9:52 AM
To: Ross Hulse; tigers at autox.team.net; Ron Fraser
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Over Engineered Soft Top

  Thanks for the responses. 
 The rootes manual only shows a diagram for the cable tension soft top.  What do I need to look for in a Velcro verses cable tension top frame? 
 Notch is for webbing that pop rivets to the header and the bows with metal plates.  The webbing is how long and how wide?  Ron indicates, I interrupt, attaches to the header (1), middle bow (2) and then the rear bow (3) if I am reading this correctly.  Metal plates are a mystery at this point - not sure if I have these or not.
 
 So if the Velcro frame, does the Velcro attach to the 'cantrail' RH and LH which is about 24" long for securing to the top which has Velcro already sewn into it? 
 Thanks again 
 Joel Martin
 
 

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