[Spits] help on mounting 1500 hardtop needed

[Harve Thorn]

Greetings...

I am mounting my hardtop for the first time and have a few questions :)

A. It appears from various illustrations that the two spacer tubes at the
front mount with the flanged end up - against the hardtop.. Correct?

B. What bolt is needed for the front connection (through the spacer tube)
 I see and read references to both a headed bolt and an all-threaded
bolt. The front bolts that I have are headed. Which is supposed to be
used?

C. I have read several comments re the "underside of the hardtop where it
rests on the read edge."  Apparently the top can damage the paint on the
rear deck. I have the "seals" that are noted in the various catalogs. I
have read that different people have done different things to protect
this area - everything from thicker "seals" to using the "c" shaped
chrome door edge guard molding to trim the bottom edge. Suggestions? 

Many thanks!!

Harve

Harve Thorn
NASS # 79