No comment on the top, as far as the metal strips are you refering
to the side molding strips? If so each section is held on with one nut and
then snap like fittings that are attached to the car. The rear molding has
the nut accessable through the trunk. The middle one you need to get at by
taking off the door panel. The front one you need to take out the
headlight buckets. Consider painting the car yourself you can do it for
under $200 in your driveway. Who ever paints it make sure that you take up
the vent windows (you don't have to completely remove them) and remove the
windshield and all the lights. In other words don't tape anything.
...Art
On Sat, 25 Oct 1997, Spencer Parks wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> First thanks for so much help. So much, in fact, that I'm nearing the time
> to paint. (Most of the mechanics were sound to start with.) I've begun
> preping the body and have found a few things that need to be done. Most
> notably are the metal strips that run from the top of the tail light and
> terminate at the back of the cockpit; also the same strips that join the
> quarter panels to the body. The quarter panel strips I'm sure I can do.
> The ones in the rear have me a bit confused. Has anyone replaced these and
> if so would you send me a bit of guidence.
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> Second, the top gets replaced at more or less the same time the paint goes
> on. Is this a job I should farm out or is it a straight forward DYI job?
> Any recommendations on tops would also be appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Peace....
> Spencer
> Ten Mile, TN
> 1980 MGB
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