[Roadsters] top cable clamps

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

Short answer:  I can't get at the car right now to take a picture.

Longer answer:  The cable tensioners have a hook at the end which connects 
to the top frame.  The frame has a (for want of a better word) boss on the 
lower side at the front where the frame meets the top bow.  The boss is 
drilled and tapped for something like a #6-32 pan head machine screw.  The 
screw, with a washer, goes through the hook to hold the cable end to the 
frame.

Even perfectly installed, there is a small gap between the top and the vent 
frame/door glass at the front.  It doesn't seem to create a problem in erms 
of leakage, but then, I have driven a roadster in the rain in a long time.

Absence of the cable doesn't seem to make a difference.  I don't have the 
cables for my '67 2000, but I do on my '66 1600/U20.  If I could find a 
decent set, along with the brackets, I'd add them, but for form rather than 
function.

Gary Ault


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <vulforge at aol.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:10 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] top cable clamps


> Could someone send a picture of how the cable tensioner ends are supposed 
> to fasten to an early '67?? Do they just go to the vertical bow?? 
> That?leaves a gap behind the window. ?I think I may be missing a part.? My 
> car came "some assembly required"? with no instructions and missing 
> parts.? We Midwesterners don't have the luxury of other cars to use for 
> visual reference!? I could also use a top latch for that car.? I have the 
> receiver, I just need the wire bail and flipper handle part.? Anyone have 
> a spare?
>
>
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