[Healeys] Top Replacement Probs. Again

[Ron Ray]

Mark,
 
Sorry to be the one to tell you, but as the car owner, you are responsible
for always checking ground clearances everywhere you drive.
 
Regarding your top, our 1959 BT7 does not have any problems with the latches
touching the top after everything is installed and connected.  I either
purchased the wooden headrail from AH Spares or Moss.
 
Regarding the latches, release all the snaps at the back of the top first.
Then push up on the underside of the top near the windscreen latches and the
handles will not damage the top while taking off the top.  When installing
the top, secure the latches first, then the rear snaps
 
Ron
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mark LaPierre
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 8:10 AM
To: healeys at Autox.Team.Net
Subject: [Healeys] Top Replacement Probs. Again
 
When is a muffler connected to a top install?  When the idiot installer
doesn't tell you to
watch your muffler on his  high threshold entry into his shop.  CRUNCH!
Great
way to begin a customer relationship,  IDIOT.  Man was I pissed.     And the
threshold looked like a battle ground from years of previous wipe outs.   He
told me to just pull in the first stall and no warning
mentioned,  what was he thinkin.
 
Anyway, now that that is off my chest until I can take a good look at the
damage, here is my
real issue if your still with me.
 
First off, why do the "front top hold down latches"  release UPWARD into the
top.  How does
that not tear into the top, why didn't the factory install them releasing
downward.? What were they thinking, or am I missing something here?
 
And here is a parts  quality question.   After the top installer had the bow
for my 1960 BT7
attached on the top of the windshield  (top not installed yet) he showed me
how much the release latches stuck out above the wooden bow.  So once the
top
is installed he could see how serious wear would take place on the top from
the latches.  We tried my original latches and my new latches and they both
looked the same way,  too high.
 
It seems that the counter sunk holes in the Moss header bow are not in the
perfect location?
 
Has this been an issue for anyone else and what is the fix?   Unfortunately
I
don't have any remains of my original top stuff or
I would bother you guys with this.
 
I will return to the shop after I gather this info and he lowers his damn
threshold.
 
Mark