Thread: Touring-type convertible top & bows

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Originally Posted by rspears

Tech,
You say you'd remove the top but leave the side glass in the doors which leads to leaving the upper door frames (that surround and support the side window channels) and the hinge pillar for the rear doors in place, but your '17 T picture is a Phaeton using side curtains. Are you thinking just cutting away a BIG sunroof out of the top, leaving the structure that the top of the doors fits into, or is your plan to have it look more like a Phaeton (maybe a third seat in the former bed area?) for total top down open air cruising? Maybe you have an idea for window supports and filler pieces that you didn't describe? Just trying to visualize this grand daughter dream machine with fold down top....

No, see, I had this all visualized with a folding touring top and side curtains, removing all the glass from the truck. But then, Joanie got into the mix with keeping the glass and I got swept up in her ideas. I'm sure that when I got to the actual project, I would have realized that I needed to remove the glass and use side curtains, so thanks for the reality check. We have one big advantage that they didn't have in 1917, VELCRO.

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Isn't this close to what you are thinking about?
Looks simple to modify and have new fabric installed.

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