Re: restoration frame soft top

[Dave Biggs <D.Biggs@domain.elided>]

Dejong, Paul wrote:
> 
> My old soft top was horrible to erect. Since I was planning to get a new
> cover anyway I decided to restore the frame so that it would close and open
> more easily. I eventually succeeded in doing that (it closes perfect on the
> front and back ends) but now one of the bows, the one that should be just
> above the rear window remains too much in vertical position with the frame
> in erected position. I can solve this problem by drilling new holes and thus
> relocate this bow but I first want to know if there is any other solution or
> what I did wrong (it may already have been wrong with the old hood but I
> can't recall that anymore). Is there anybody out there recognizing this
> problem? Please mail me.

Paul,

I too have spent many a happy hour straightening and rebuilding my hood
frame to get it to erect and stow properly.

From memory the stick you are refering to is held in position by a screw
each side where it joins the main frame and the webbing straps that are
rivetted by the back window. So either you have it upside down but then
it probably wouldn't stow properly or the webbing is holding it in the
wrong place.

Or maybe I've totally mis-understood the problem !

Good luck,

Dave.
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