Chuck,
if you have any tips on installing the soft top, I'd be interested. If
anyone else has tips about installation - please dive in! Rick Mcloud
includes a few tips of instruction with the top but any advise is always
welcome. One thing Rick is very clear about is to only fasten the rear of
the top to the middle of the 3 rear aluminum rail/fasteners. This is the
center of three aluminum brackets that install with rubber weather strip.
Rick says that it's common for people to try to install the top to all three
brackets instead of just the back, and that this makes stowage of the top
difficult. Sound familiar?
I was looking around for the list of production dates but couldn't find it
(if you could please let me know where it lives I would be grateful). I
remember seeing that my Series II was manufactured in January '63. That's
very cool that several of us in the club have Alpines so close in range:
Chuck Nicodemus: B9119821
James Downing: B9119860
Andy Devoe: B9119872
The fact that these late model Series IIs are still on the road speaks
volumes for their build integrity. I'm located in Lakewood, Ca, just North
of Long Beach.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: chuck nicodemus <armorseal@spiretech.com>
To: Andy Devoe <andydevoe@mediaone.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:07 PM
Subject: aging cars
> On 2/11/02, Andy Devoe <andydevoe@mediaone.net> wrote:
> You bet!. I took my wife to breakfast. An excellent way to start a
> Sunday.
> I still have a few things to sort out so the drives are local. >
>
> I felt like that for almost two years after I got it running good. Glad
> you got out.
>
> I still have a new soft top to install >
> That is somewaht of a chore . I did mine right off the first month I had
> the car,,,never did it before . It wasn't too much of a problem. You
> will need an extra hand for some of it though.
>
> and transmission and overdrive unit to install.>
>
> You are having too much fun!!
> It's going to be a fun summer. Your Series II is was made just shortly
> before mine.>
> Yeh, we are all ready for several runs and and the All British Field
> Meets here in the N.W. According to the list your car was made right
> after the first of the 1963 year. And possible being built just about
> the time mine was being shipped out. Mine was built just the week of the
> 14th of Dec 1962 , infact the last run before the hoiliday break for the
> factory. They were making about 40 cars a week . Mine came to the US
> about the 3rd week of Febuary 1963 and was listed as a 63'.
> Well gotta go. where are you located.?
> cheers
> chuck
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