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| ahycaramba |
 Oct 10 2020, 04:01 PM
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“I live my life a quarter mile at a time.”  Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 17-March 15 From: Murrieta, California Member No.: 18,534 Region Association: Southern California 
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I know there is a difference in tops from early to late. My questions can the tops be interchangeable if the internal latches and fasteners are swapped? is it only the latches that make them different or is the structural also different?
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| Gint |
Oct 11 2020, 09:37 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,096 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Oct 11 2020, 08:27 AM)  QUOTE(Gint @ Oct 11 2020, 10:18 AM) I'm curious myself as I've never researched it. And I need to figure out someday which of a couple of tops I have around here are early or late. So this was timely. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Early top has a thin rib, late top has a thick one. |
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| mepstein |
Oct 11 2020, 10:25 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,952 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Gint @ Oct 11 2020, 11:37 AM) QUOTE(mepstein @ Oct 11 2020, 08:27 AM) QUOTE(Gint @ Oct 11 2020, 10:18 AM) I'm curious myself as I've never researched it. And I need to figure out someday which of a couple of tops I have around here are early or late. So this was timely. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Early top has a thin rib, late top has a thick one.Looks like I reversed the rib with - per Paul's thread. |
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ahycaramba I love to top. Some say I top too much. Oct 10 2020, 04:01 PM
mepstein I thought I remembered someone saying the windows ... Oct 10 2020, 06:07 PM Gint I'm curious myself as I've never researche... Oct 11 2020, 08:18 AM
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I'm curious myself as I've never research... Oct 11 2020, 09:27 AM Jamie
I'm curious myself as I've never researc... Oct 11 2020, 09:41 AM mepstein
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http://www.914world.com/bbs2/i... Oct 12 2020, 05:21 PM ClayPerrine I have a lot of recent experience with this.
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... Oct 21 2020, 10:29 AM VaccaRabite
[quote name='VaccaRabite' post='2860593' date='Oc... Oct 21 2020, 01:22 PM rgolia felt just like what is used in the frunk Oct 21 2020, 07:38 AM ahycaramba How much heat and cold transmits through the roof ... Oct 22 2020, 07:29 PM Retroracer
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:wttc: Nov 12 2020, 10:55 AM eric9144 I'm curious what you guys think, I know it... Nov 12 2020, 07:52 PM eric9144 The 1st attempt was too thick IMO, so I brought th... Nov 19 2020, 09:53 AM ahycaramba I have a spare top I want to remove texture fill i... Nov 19 2020, 09:07 PM PanelBilly Years ago I bought a grey blend felt material from... Nov 19 2020, 09:50 PM eric9144 Got the roof texture and color right after the 4th... Dec 16 2020, 01:11 PM johnhora Eric...that looks great! Dec 16 2020, 02:02 PM ahycaramba Does anybody know where I can source a nice pair o... Dec 18 2020, 07:40 PM |
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