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I find myself with a hardtop question. A friend brought a top for a 4 seater, but he has a 2 seater 1960 3000 model. He says the top is the same, but the bottom rear rail is different. I can't see how the tops are the same. I also see a lot of modifications to make the bottom rail fit. My biggest question is how thick is the bottom rail gasket?
I think I can massage it to fit but don't know for sure.
I have a small shop but have milling, welding, forming, and fabricating equipment and experience. My last job was fabbing parts and repairing pieces on a 48 and a 53? Allard.
Thanks for any help.
Little

P.S. I have owned a 61 Healey, 59 TR3A, and Norton, Triumph, Matchless, Royal Enfield motorcycles
 
The 2-seater top closely follows the curvature of the shroud. The 4-seater top sits on a raised edge on the shroud.
 
Hi Little,

Would your friend want to sell the 4-seater Top. I would be interested in buying it if that is the case. Please send me a PM if he's interested.
Thanks,
Dave C.
 
The tops are different. Take a look at the pics of the 1960 Healeys at Sebring. They were 2 seaters with hardtops. There are probably more pics at different races. They needed the 2 seaters to make room for the larger gas tanks in the trunk. The tops on those bn7 Healeys look shorter.
 
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