Hi Graeme.
Yes a little surface rust is normal on the metal front bows.
The rear clamping bar isn't just curved, it is actually a spring that helps
maintain a seal at the back. A properly curved alloy bar should be almost as
good.
Regards,
Phill Brook
www.users.bigpond.com/fairlady
----- Original Message -----
From: Graeme Suckling <graemes@saonline.com.au>
Date: Monday, October 4, 2004 12:37 pm
Subject: Soft top frame restoration.
> Hi List,
> I have just extracted the metal framework from the trashed soft
> top that
> came with the car.
> As is normal the front bow has a lot of what I hope is only
> surface rust and
> a dinged RHS corner where we got too close to a tree maybe.
> I think I can rebuild it OK, a little patching is required and one
> of the
> captive nuts for the frame attachment has broken free.
>
> The rear bar that hooks under the clips on the body is also pretty
> sad with
> rust.
> Has anyone used an aluminium bar at that location to avoid the
> problem of
> rust??
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