[Healeys] Top Bow disaster

[Michael Salter]

Ahh yes, the old grey matter is starting to rouse !!
The 4 seater system requires the "hook" over the lip of the windscreen
frame to stabilize and position the front bow because unlike the 2 seater
it doesn't have the side bars connecting the front bow to the top frame.
That said then my question is answered because my BN6 parts book
illustrates the forward lip on the windscreen top rail even though those
cars do not have the "hook" on the " hoodstick retaining rail".
Got it ... sort of ... but ... then why does the 2 seater BN6/7 need the
forward lip on the windscreen top rail?  ... my guess is parts
standardization.
Thanks everyone for your help.

M

On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 6:15 PM David Nock <healeydoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Richard you got that backwards. The 2 seater aluminium trim on the header
> rail is square and does not hook onto the top rail of the windshield. The 4
> seater has a hook and hooks onto the top rail of the windshield.
>
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> *From:* Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 16, 2019 2:33 PM
> *To:* richard mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Top Bow disaster
>
> Hi Richard,  thinking of those windscreen top rails. Maybe I'm getting
> mixed up between the 100 frames and the 6 cylinder ones so I would like
> to get this clear in my mind.
> The part numbers for the 2 seater and 4 seater chrome frame, which is
> listed as one part, is the same 24B625 so it is most likely that you are
> correct in that hey were all the same.
> However the part number for the "hoodstick retaining rail" is different.
> As I remember the 2 seater rail forms a hook on the front edge to hook
> over a lip of the upper chromed frame where as the 4 seater style has no
> such formed "hook".
> Unfortunately I don't have an illustrated BN4 parts book and the handbooks
> aren't a lot of help.
> If anyone out there can shed more light on this subject I would be very
> grateful.
>
> M
>
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 4:25 PM richard mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I won't be using my old top bow as a pattern. As you can see in the
>> photo, there are slits in the old top bow to make it fit the curve. I've
>> counted 23 slits.  Who knows what make of car it came off of.
>>
>> Michael,   I looked at 4 different windshield frames, one of which came
>> off a BN7. I can see no differences in the top rails that would allow the 2
>> seater top bow trim piece to lock into.  Unless, the 2 seater top bow trim
>> piece itself is curved  enough to lock under the windshield rail?
>>
>> [image: DSCN4761.jpg]
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