Lenham Hardtop

[vitessesteve]

My car does not have the lower brackets on the hood irons. I think I should still be able to hook the bolts around the hood iron so I Have ordered some 220mm j-bolts off eBay. Will post a pictures if it works.

Steve Weblin - AKA vitessesteve
1982 TR7 Sprint DHC

[Maxwell]

Steve - The lower brackets are nothing special - I made two from a piece of 25\25 angle, and drilled a hole into each face. One for ther J-Hook, the other for the hood-frame. The width was only about 10mm.

Maxwell [;)]

<b>2.0 TR7 Drop head \ Maxwell \ sold
2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Robyn \ sold
3.5 TR7 V8 Drop head \ Oliver \ sold


2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Ben \ current
0.7 Smart Roadster \ Oscar \ current</b>

[vitessesteve]

Fitted some 220mm j-bolts I got off eBay, that should stop the top lifting at speed. Not having the lower bracket on the hood I just hooked the j around the lower arm of the hood frame.

Steve Weblin - AKA vitessesteve
1982 TR7 Sprint DHC

[Maxwell]

Steve - it's a TR, not a Vitesse. Do the job properly!

Maxwell [:(]

<b>2.0 TR7 Drop head \ Maxwell \ sold
2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Robyn \ sold
3.5 TR7 V8 Drop head \ Oliver \ sold


2.0 TR7 Fixed head \ Ben \ current
0.7 Smart Roadster \ Oscar \ current</b>

[Ianftr8]

Just picked my hardtop up from my mates barn on Friday night - can someone take a photo of the seal that runs round the back of the top and do I need to undo the back of the hood.

Cheers
Ian

Ian Freeman
1979 TR8 DHC
Triumph Courier
Triumph owner for 31 years

[supercass]

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The seals round the back of the Lenham type hardtop were just layered closed cell foam, cheap and nasty, probably not even worthy of a photograph and in my opinion if yours are missing you would be well advised to source your own rubber seals. The Lenham hardtop fits without removing the hood, with the hood folded down under the hood cover. Regards

[traveleze]

This is what i made for my snugtop - I've made them neater and painted them black. I find though cable ties are the quickest way by far, ive had wing nuts on, but keep taking the skin off my knuckles. One snip and it's off. Cable ties and WD 40 - all we need. Steve.