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What with Fall in the air I decided to reinstall my hardtop today and finish the job that I began several years back. Dave Russell and I had both purchased hardtops from NICAL engineering for our 100's and were working more or less parallel to make the top and side curtains fit.
Dave, being Dave, did a great job from all the photos I saw and his top fit very well around the squab. I, being me, took it to about 90% and decided I would rather drive the car than sweat the details.
This winter I plan to do some sweating--it will really be a matter of taking the top off and on about 50 times, making small subtractions esp. around the wheel bulges so that I wind up with thinner gaskets and a tighter fit. You don't have to look too close to see the black rubber above the right wheel arch--that is about 1/4" thick gasket that I want to take down to 1/16" all the way around. The top does fit the windshield well and that is watertight--the goal would be to have it light-tight all the way around the squab.
Then on to the side curtains--which will probably involve some rewelding as the rubber gaskets are very thin and in order to look good the curtains must fit the opening better than they now do. Plus the brackets are not so hot and I think I will wind up using SS as AL is not stiff enough.
Anyway, that's what is going on here, so while I am working on it I will use this as my new image.
BTW I miss Dave--let's all remember to submit nominations for a Dave Russell Award recipient.
Dave, being Dave, did a great job from all the photos I saw and his top fit very well around the squab. I, being me, took it to about 90% and decided I would rather drive the car than sweat the details.
This winter I plan to do some sweating--it will really be a matter of taking the top off and on about 50 times, making small subtractions esp. around the wheel bulges so that I wind up with thinner gaskets and a tighter fit. You don't have to look too close to see the black rubber above the right wheel arch--that is about 1/4" thick gasket that I want to take down to 1/16" all the way around. The top does fit the windshield well and that is watertight--the goal would be to have it light-tight all the way around the squab.
Then on to the side curtains--which will probably involve some rewelding as the rubber gaskets are very thin and in order to look good the curtains must fit the opening better than they now do. Plus the brackets are not so hot and I think I will wind up using SS as AL is not stiff enough.
Anyway, that's what is going on here, so while I am working on it I will use this as my new image.
BTW I miss Dave--let's all remember to submit nominations for a Dave Russell Award recipient.
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