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You say "the top bows are about 1/4 inch too wide to drop down inside =
the rear deck". If you mean the ends of the front bow of the folding =
top are coming down onto the paint when you try and fold it into the =
tonneau space behind the seats, that started happening to mine recently =
after many years without a problem. The joints in the frame have worn =
and the supports for the top bow, which should only pivot slightly if at =
all, started riding up over a stop-block and pivoting much more. The =
ends of the front bow should point forwards when the top is lowered, and =
that should clear the body, and when erected it should be at the same =
angle as the middle bow. If it's pointing too far back when erected =
then when folded the ends come down on the body. Conversely if it is =
pointing straight down when erected the ends stick up when folded. I =
welded some bigger stop-blocks onto the frame and it's fine now, more =
info here http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/bodytext.htm#fbow
PaulH.
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I=E2=80=99ve been helping a friend who wants to install a tonneau =
cover on a 1980 MGB convertible. We=E2=80=99ve tried to follow the =
instructions=E2=80=94but the top bows are about 1/4 inch too wide to =
drop down inside the rear deck, leaving the front corners sticking =
up=E2=80=94no way can we install a flat tonneau cover! The =
top=E2=80=99s being old and stiff is of course no help. Any suggestions =
from the list?
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>You say "the top bows are about 1/4 inch too wide to =
drop down=20
inside the rear deck". If you mean the ends of the front bow of =
the=20
folding top are coming down onto the paint when you try and fold it into =
the=20
tonneau space behind the seats, that started happening to mine recently =
after=20
many years without a problem. The joints in the frame have =
worn and=20
the supports for the top bow, which should only pivot slightly if =
at=20
all, </FONT><FONT size=3D2>started riding up over a stop-block and =
pivoting=20
much more. The ends of the front bow should point =
forwards when the=20
top is lowered, and that should clear the body, and when erected it =
should=20
be at the same angle as the middle bow. If it's pointing too =
far back=20
when erected then when folded the ends come down on the body. =
Conversely=20
if it is pointing straight down when erected the ends stick up =
when=20
folded. I welded some bigger stop-blocks onto the frame and it's =
fine now,=20
more info here <A=20
href=3D"http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/bodytext.htm#fbow";>http://www.mgb-stu=
ff.org.uk/bodytext.htm#fbow</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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install a tonneau=20
cover on a 1980 MGB convertible. We=E2=80=99ve tried to follow =
the=20
instructions=E2=80=94but the top bows are about 1/4 inch too wide to =
drop down inside=20
the rear deck, leaving the front corners sticking up=E2=80=94no way =
can we install a=20
flat tonneau cover! The top=E2=80=99s being old and stiff is of =
course no=20
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