<div dir="ltr">I got 51.5" too<div><br></div><div>Mark Fawcett</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 11:25 PM John Rowe <<a href="mailto:john@jtkarowe.com.au">john@jtkarowe.com.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hi Mirek,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> I just measured my 59 BT7 at
the centre point.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">1310mm from back edge of cockpit
surround to back of windscreen surround (51.5 inches)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">1335mm to front edge of
windscreen surround. (52.55 inches)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">The supports are correctly
aligned with the sidescreens<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Trust this helps<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">John Rowe <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Queensland Australia<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Healeys
[mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mirek Sharp<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 11 May 2020 1:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] length of cockpit<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Dear listers, I have recently spent a fair
bit of time fiddling with getting a good fit for the hardtop on my ’59
BT7. It is definitely a bit long, and when clipped securely to the
windscreen it overhangs the rear cockpit trim just a bit more than I would like
(<u>just barely</u> catching the rubber seal on the hardtop). It
was a challenge getting a good seal with the side-screens as well and
although I eventually achieved an excellent fit on the passenger side, there is
still a bit of a gap (1/4”) between the hardtop and the rear of the
driver’-side side-screen, for the first 6” above the door. However,
overall, I am relatively happy with the fit as the hardtop was purchased about
7 years ago and did not come factory-fitted back in ’59.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I understand from talking to others that
there is considerable variation in the hardtops; they are not all
identical. Despite this, I have wondered if the issue with the less than
perfect fit is because the hardtop is too “long”, or if the distance between my
windshield and the rear aluminum cockpit trim is too short. The
latter is possible as the body was removed for repair and paint 6 years
ago. That work was <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">mm</span>undertaken by my
late friend Rich Chrysler and his crew, who knew thing or two about Healeys and
whose work is impeccable, thus I am inclined to think it is the hardtop.
Also, I have moved the windscreen as far forward as possible without
compromising the fit against the front shroud (there is a shallow “hump” in the
shroud which locates the rubber windscreen seal). The rake is determined
by the angle of the side-screens and getting the base of the windscreen pillars
satisfactorily located on the rubber pads, so no adjustment there. The
body panels fit beautifully, so I will not contemplate adjusting those to
achieve a better fit for the hardtop. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">So, more out of curiosity than anything
else, (and as part of my personal commitment to keep us all productively
occupied through the present crisis) I would be grateful if any listers out
there with BT7s could measure the distance from the windscreen to the rear
aluminum moulding around the cockpit so I can get some idea what variation
exists, if any, in the “length” of the cockpit (I don’t know how else to put
it). To ensure the same measuring points are used by all, I suggest the
measurement be taken from the centre of the top windscreen frame, at the top of
the rear lip of the frame (hook the tape measure over the lip) to the
middle of the aluminum trim at the rear of the cockpit (i.e., along the
centreline of the car). There is a very short segment of aluminum
trim, about an inch long, held by a single screw, which conveniently denotes
the centreline at the rear.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Many thanks to any of you who can shed some
light on this question for me.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Mirek<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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