The early and late top latches are completely different. Also theres a big
difference in windshield height. Are there holes for a middle latch that's
missing? There should be brackets of some sort on your hardtop that bolt
it to the two posts just behind the doors. Are there brackets, or at least
holes for brackets? These are the same posts that the soft top frame
pivots on. Once it is bolted on firmly in the back it shouldn't squirm
like you're seeing. That assumes the weatherstripping on the hardtop is
good too. Five degrees doesn't sound like enough to make it a short
windshield hardtop. May just be warpage.
At 12:31 PM 8/16/2002 -0600, milton3 wrote:
>Folks,
>
>My part time brain has some issues with the hd top supplied with my '69
>high windshield roadster. It had pop out vent windows (I've had glass cut
>and tempered to install in their place as fixed mount), and an oval badge
>that reads: Dynaplastics, RC centered in a stage coach and So. El Monte,
>CA.
>
>My problem is that it just doesn't seem to fit properly. It only uses the
>outside window frame latch points (never had a center latch - shouldn't a
>late top latch in the center too?), and I don't seem to be able to figure
>out how it should be mounted in the rear. It is currently zip tied to
>that unthreaded hole right behind the door pillars.
>
>It just seems that I can't get it to fit stably or stay quiet. Burned a
>line off the paint on the rear deck lid with it's squirming on the way
>from LA to Houston.
>
>I'm concerned that this could be a low windshield roadster top. It could
>be my imagination, but it sure seems like the very back is sitting flush
>and the sides show what may be as much as a 5 degree angle on the way to
>the windshield. The convert top stays are progressively more visible as
>you look toward the front of the car.
>
>Is this enough evidence to diagnose my top fit ills. Of course, I can
>supply pictures if no.
>
>TIA,
>
>Milton
>clueless in Houston
>'69 2000
>milton <milton3@pobox.com>
>
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'70 Datsun 1600 Roadster SPL311-28181
'67 Datsun RL411 SSS sedan RL411-11321
'66 Datsun PL411 sedan PL411-022447
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