At 12:05 PM 3/19/96 -0600, you wrote:
>Finally getting around to installing my new (hood) top. I think it's a
>Robbins, if I remember correctly which one I ordered 18 months ago. The
>installation instructions included are rather sparse. I have painted
>the frame, installed it back onto the car, and have the top snapped on
>and laid over the frame to give it time to relax and let the folds
>flatten out.
>
>Questions:
>
>1. The old top was contact cemented to the top of the header bar. The
>installation instructions mention nothing about cementing the material
>to the bar; they just say to stretch it and fasten it under the seal
>mounting strip. Should I cement it or not?
>
>2. There is a cross-bar on the frame that contacts the top just above
>the rear window. The top has a double flap of extra material that would
>appear to fasten to the frame cross-bar. The bar also showed contact
>cement residue. Do I re-cement the flap to the bar, or should it be
>sewn around the bar?
>
>3. How tightly should I stretch the top? Should I do it outdoors in
>the sunlight so the top is soft, or should I do it in a warm garage?
>
>Any help here will be appreciated.
>--
>Wayne M. Kube
>Plano, TX
>'79B under renovation
>wkube@iadfw.net
>
Brit-Tek sells an installation manual for MG tops that they've written. I
bought one and have successfully installed 2 tops all by myself.
Brit-Tek 1-800-255-5883. They're located in New Hampshire. I highly
recommend them!
Craig Wiper
early '74B
craigw@sonic.net
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