hardtop fixing......

[nervousnewowner]

ok you all knew it was coming......

got the hardtop, brought it down strapped on top of the focus, must of looked a wonderful sight, rugby to merthyr at an average speed of 45mph........... and to add insult to injury the focus broke down 5 miles from home, think it was jealous......

but i digress, got top home, cleaned, and put on the car tonight, but it looks like its sitting above the body, same on windscreen, it has foam on front edge and around the back so this seems to be whats causing the gap, is the foam right or should it have a rubber seal? and how does it bolt by the doors? only came with two small l shaped bracket so think i'm missing something, mind you i have taken the softtop off as it was shot and didnt know if it stayed on like on an mgf.

any help/pics folks much appreciated, just waiting for rain now to see if car stays dry inside at last......


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[silverseven]

Ron.

[trv8]

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ok you all knew it was coming......

rugby to merthyr at an average speed of 45mph........... and to add insult to injury the focus broke down 5 miles from home, think it was jealous......

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Look on the bright side Dave. All that money you saved on fuel travelling at 45mph, can now go towards repairing the Focus [:D] [:D].

[nervousnewowner]

i know ron ut was dark by time top went on car and just rushing out to work on focus now before going to actual work and then will be dark before i get home again but phtos will appear...lol

it may even look better now its settled overnight but had neaerly a 1cm gap between body and top last night....


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[Philip]

My hardtop has two J shaped bolts threaded at one end. The J hooks through a ring bracket that fits to the hood hinge (see first picture) and the threaded end goes into a bracket on the hardtop itself.



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[Maxwell]

My fitting was like Philips. Just two small angle-brackets bolted to part of the hood frame to secure J-Bolts, with a washer and a butterfly-nut.... Job Done!

The 'foam'? Not sure what that's all about: mine used to have rubber strip not dissimilar to door-seals.

Maxwell

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[nervousnewowner]

right i just had a small l shaped bracket on each side of the top and as i'd taken my softtop off i just refitted a bolt and temporarily tie wrapped each side til i get to fix it properly, must admit i was expecting a rubber seal front and back too and the foam certainly threw me, soon as i get home from work in daylight will take a few pics to show you what mine is sitting like, help much appreciated though folks.....[:D]


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[nervousnewowner]

finally got some pics, and now got time to put on site..... and raining today...[:D] and think this the first rainy day that my car has kept its interior dry in for probably about 6 yrs, and definately since in my ownership...., ok i digress, pics....
how to get a tr7 hardtop from rugby to merthyr with a focus:-


looks good, and a bargain it was, stickers still on side windows from rimmers....


but i think the seals are wrong and i need to tweak the fitting....



but still looks good, now to paint satin black or vinyl coat?

and yes the rest of the car will soon be black, bootlid nearly done..



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[FI Spyder]

Hard tops usually have rubber seals, kind of looks like some one jury rigged a foam seal raising it up too high. The foam would have to be closed cell foam or it will act like a sponge and hold moisture not a good thing on a TR7[:0].


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[Ianftr8]

I managed to pick up a hard top from PaulW last year.

That too is missing the J bolts(easy to find)and the correct moulded gasket to fit to the header rail and the rear deck.
I spoke to rimmers who apart from a few side windows now say they are out of stock.

Can anybody post some good pictures of the gaskets for us.

Cheers
Ian

Hope to see some of you on Sunday at the gunpowder Mills

Cheers
Ian

Ian Freeman
1979 TR8 DHC California car that never crossed the pond, started life as KDU 315V.
1962 Triumph Courier

[trv8]

Hey Dave, before you go throwing the soft top away, don't forget to take the release handles off the header rail.
There doesn't seem to be any on your new hard top [;)].

[nervousnewowner]

already fitted lloyd, lol took the pic before i had fitted them...[:D]


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[Maxwell]

Hi Dave

You sure that's a 'real' Lenham? I'd need to check my old pics, but there's something slightly 'odd' looking about it, and the side windows look decidedly strange. Mine opened....

Maxwell [:I]

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