[Mgs] MGA TOP SEALING TO WINDSHIELD

[Barney Gaylord]

For center latch installaton, drill and counter-sink two holes for 
flat head screws in windscreen frame, top center, to attach the latch 
plate.  Attach the latch to center of wood bow with two wood screws 
just above the steel bow.  If you have original type 1500 wood bow 
there will be no wood extending above the steel bow, so it doesn't 
work.  In that case you have to replace the wood bow with the later 
1600 style.  Alternate might be to install a small metal L-bracket on 
top of the 1500 type wood bow to accept a pair of machine screws for 
attachment of the Latch.

For original center latch style see here:
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/top/top114.htm

For differences in wood bows see here:
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/top/top107.htm

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA wih an attitude
http://MGAguru.com


At 10:18 AM 9/10/2010 -0400, Tom Gunderson <thgun at comporium.net> wrote:
>I had a top installed on my MGA. .... clips to hold the center of 
>the bow down .... You have to drill holes in the windshield frame to 
>mount it. Any comments?
>....