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03-07-2007 08:35 AM
Thread: Bop Top ordered...any advice?
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One thing you'll find when running a top is that...
One thing you'll find when running a top is that you'll need to weatherstrip the doors.
Tops create a low pressure area in the cockpit and suck in air from the outside.
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03-07-2007 05:35 AM
Thread: Bop Top ordered...any advice?
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My 32 windshild posts were ordered with windwing...
My 32 windshild posts were ordered with windwing holes.
I ran for several years without windwings and the drilled & tapped holes are not bothersome or particularly noticeable by others.
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03-06-2007 05:25 PM
Thread: Bop Top ordered...any advice?
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You may want to look at the Lebaron-Bonney...
You may want to look at the Lebaron-Bonney windshield/top seal.
It's the round windlace looking piece that runs along the backside of the oak header.
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03-05-2007 05:55 PM
Thread: Bop Top ordered...any advice?
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Windwings help quite a bit. These are 1/4" Lexan...
Windwings help quite a bit.
These are 1/4" Lexan - trade name for Polycabonate - in Vintique re-pro mounts.
As do quarter windows.
The ones shown are 1/8" Lexan and were prototypes.
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03-05-2007 06:25 AM
Thread: Bop Top ordered...any advice?
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Thanks for the pics Joey. There's more to the...
Thanks for the pics Joey.
There's more to the front oak header than I thought.
The stock ones are a little narrower, but still stick out far enough to be a bit of a sun visor and also makes the... -
03-05-2007 06:21 AM
Thread: Bop Top ordered...any advice?
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Not sure about the Duvalls on the Model A's as...
Not sure about the Duvalls on the Model A's as far as the BopTop goes.
It should be able to work though.
I pulled the standard 32 top irons/oak bows for 2" chopped windshield off my 32 roadster... -
03-04-2007 05:43 AM
Thread: Bop Top ordered...any advice?
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Looks nice Joey. Seems like more overhang on...
Looks nice Joey.
Seems like more overhang on the sides than another Bop Top I saw . . . unless it was just the camera angle.
Got any pics of the windshield header and/or attachment points?
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Changed the shocks yesterday to OEM spec Monroe, they are still gas shocks. Disappointed that the ride is still very firm, it is not as bad but I was hoping for better. Might have something to do...
Stude M5 build