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rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Top fit
Folks on MGE suggest this is normal -- I know it's been a long time since I fit a top but I did several over the years & don't recall there being such little overlap at the top of the windows.
Possible the top was made for an earlier frame (I have the later micholetti black frame)? Or maybe I need to stretch it a bit wider when gluing to the front rail? What do you guys think? |
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crashbash david bash st. charles (215 posts) Registered: 01/28/2008 10:53AM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Rdst V8 project, 1968 MGC GT, 1969 MGB Rd olds 215 |
Re: Top fit
The last top I fitted 2011 drip rail came down nicely to top of the window. Looks like yours is high. My top was from Moss on a fold up frame. Your material looks nice and tight, not sure you could stretch it any more laterally. What was on that frame before?
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rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Top fit
Previous was black vinyl top that was on it when I bought the car - not sure of the make. It's been too many years since I took that top off & sold it to remember what it looked like except that it had a rear zip out window & had a couple of tears that had been stitched up.
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Top fit
Based on my (new Moss) original vinyl top on Michellotti frame, 1/2" top overlap to the window is about all I see too.
Sometimes an extra tug can gain a bit. |
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MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4516 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Top fit
Sorry Rob, that is a piss, poor fit. Seems to be the norm these days.
My dad went thru 3 different tops before having one custom made. Should fit like this (George Herschell's MG): |
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rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Top fit
That's more like what I remember Carl. I'm going to mess with mine this weekend, but if I can't get it fitting better, I'll have to see if an upholstery shop can do some magic. I like the cloth/no quarter window look [although visibility is more impaired than I thought it would be] & the company I got it from was the only one willing to do that for me. So I need to make this one work.
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rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Top fit
they don't do the RV8 top in tan. At least didn't when I got mine. Choices were Henry's any color you want as long as you want black. I think there was a 'cabriolet' top with a headliner but it was something around or north of $1000 and that was just way too much for a top.
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DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1367 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
Re: Top fit
Hey Rob,
I'd be pretty unhappy with that fit too. It looks to me like the frame is sitting too high. I don't think your top has enough stretch in it to make it fit. Might take some customization to get it right but the results would be worth the work. |
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