Scott, from experieince there is no difference with a zip out rear window.
I do recommend placing a lightweight (read thin) towel over the plastic
lights (windows) to further avoid scratching the plastic. By the way yours
is the best expalnation of how to accomplish this I have read!!
Safety Fast !!!
Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer MA
http://www.tiac.com/users/jroverca/index.htm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Scott Gardner
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 1998 6:45 AM
> To: mgbrh@earthlink.net
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: mgb top folding
>
>
> > you guys helped my friend with his midgit now how about my 76 mgb how do
> > i put the nice new top down without trashing it thanks RAY HUFF
> >
> >
> I'll give you the procedure from my 1972 manual, the 1976 should be
> the same.
>
> 1) Undo the clamps at the header rail at the top of the windshield,
> then undo the snaps for the draft excluders at the top corners of the
> windshield. (Personally, I do the snaps first, so that when you undo
> the clamps, the entire tension of the top isn't being held by
> the draft excluder snaps.)
>
> 2) Undo all of the snaps and fasteners that hold the top to the body,
> not forgetting the little straps with the snaps on them that attach
> the top to the frame, near the upper-rear corners of the door
> windows.
>
> 3) Pull the header rail away from the windshield enough that you can
> unhook the rear edge of the top from the hooks on the rear deck
> between the cockpit and the boot.
>
> 4) Pull the header rail back up towards the windshield and just leave
> it there.
>
> 5) Take each quarter-window, and fold it up over the top, making sure
> that the fold "crease" is in the fabric between the quarter-light and
> the rear window, so you don't crease the clear plastic. Continue
> this fold all the way up to the header rail. Repeat for the other
> side.
>
> 6) hold the very back edge of the top in one hand, and guide it so
> that it's laying over the boot as you pull the header rail back and
> the frame folds up. Push the header rail behind the seats, tucking
> as necessary to make sure it goes in snugly. Reclose the two
> clamps on the header rail as you do this so they won't scratch
> anything. The U-shaped frame bar that's right above your head when
> you're driving with the top up doesn't always fold properly during
> this step if your frame is worn, so make sure that when it goes
> behind the seat, the "legs" of the U are pointing forward to the
> front of the car, and not pointing down. If they're pointing down,
> they'll gouge the paint around the cockpit header trim, and the top
> won't go behind the seat as neatly.
>
> 7) Now, take the rear window off of the boot, and fold it forwards
> over the folded top and frame. There should be two straps to keep it
> tightly wrapped around the top-frame assembly. The straps are
> necessary to keep the wind from blowing the rear plastic back over
> the boot, unless you fit a tonneau cover. Even with a tonneau cover,
> the straps are nice because it keeps the whole top folded tightly and
> gives you a little more room for storage back there.
>
> The owner's manual procedure was obviously written with a
> non-zippered rear window in mind. I don't know how the procedure for
> a zippered rear window differs. Anybody else know?
>
> Scott
>
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