John,
I don't have a hardtop and mine is a 77, but I imagine the hardware
that's present now (for the hardtop) mounts right where the frame for
the softtop does. You will have to remove that hardware and mount the
frame there.
Listers - please verify this.
Vic
John_Flynn@technicolor.com wrote:
>
> I need HELP! I am the proud owner of a 1964 Spitfire Mark 1. When I
> purchased it the convertible top frame was thrown in as part of the deal.
> But I never saw it actually installed on the car. I can't see where the
> frame to suppose to connect to the insides of the car, right behind each
> door. The brackets that are on the inside of my car, right behind the
> seats, look like a piece of tubing, where you would expect to insert a metal
> rod or shaft. I kind of suspect it is the bracket that might accept a
> Hardtop. What kind of bracket should my car have behind each door that
> will allow acceptance of a Softtop? The convertible softtop frame I have
> has kind of a triangular shaped flat steel flange on each side, in the area
> that would connect with the inside of the car behind the seats. They each
> have 3 holes in them, as if they were set up to have screws go through them.
> I could use some info concerning my problem, as my skin is getting parched
> and burnt from the hot California sun. Some shade from a convertible top
> would feel good right about now. Thanks.
>
> John
>
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