I note there is a posting under my moniker 5/26. This is not from me and I don't know where it came from. I would not open the attachment if I were you. But, luckily, I am not you, I am me and I am the genuine article. And even I would not open it. A word to the wise. PS, Yes I'm looking into it. In a message dated 5/28/2014 11:25:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
alfa-digest Wednesday, May 28 2014 Volume 10 : Number 2726 Forum for Discussion of Alfa Romeos, etc. Richard Welty <[email protected]> Digest Coordinator Contents: [alfa] Duetto Top Re: [alfa] Duetto top [none] Re: [alfa] Duetto top [alfa] Any knowledge of spares for 1972,1973 Robbins seatbelt buckles Alfa Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/alfa/ Send submissions to [email protected] Send administrative requests to [email protected] To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to alfa-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 10:45:23 -0700 From: Jeff Clark <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] Duetto Top > Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 12:50:30 -0400 > From: "Frank Smith" <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Duetto top > > Thanks to all who replied with hints to get my shrunken top to go up...with > a day in the sun and the help of a younger neighbor, we finally got it > latched..next comes my suggestion for getting it to the point where one > person can do it...I put several wet towels and 2x4s transversally between > the bows and then put about 125# of weight on the 2x4s..sprinkled with hot > water daily and put a small electric heater inside and turned it on for one > hour each day..covered the vinyl seats well and checked that the cabin temp > only got to 130 degrees..now it is still tight, but I can manage to erect it > by myself..now if I could only solve my other erection problem... > > Frank :) Jeff Clark '82 Spider Veloce ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 11:01:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Shorey <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [alfa] Duetto top >Thanks to all who replied with hints to get my shrunken top to go up...with >a day in the sun and the help of a younger neighbor, we finally got it >latched..next comes my suggestion for getting it to the point where one >person can do it...I put several wet towels and 2x4s transversally between >the bows and then put about 125# of weight on the 2x4s..sprinkled with hot >water daily and put a small electric heater inside and turned it on for one >hour each day..covered the vinyl seats well and checked that the cabin temp >only got to 130 degrees..now it is still tight, but I can manage to erect it >by myself..now if I could only solve my other erection problem... Perhaps a different younger neighbor? bs ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 May 2014 10:19:41 +0000 From: Charles Schwartz <[email protected]> Subject: [none] http://605h.com/photo/wp-content/themes/wp.vicuna.ext/believe.php ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 17:38:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Alan Lambert <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [alfa] Duetto top DON'T try hot oil! Cordially, Alan Lambert ________________________________ Le Lundi 26 mai 2014 9h52, Frank Smith <[email protected]> a icrit : > > >Thanks to all who replied with hints to get my shrunken top to go up...with >a day in the sun and the help of a younger neighbor, we finally got it >latched..next comes my suggestion for getting it to the point where one >person can do it...I put several wet towels and 2x4s transversally between >the bows and then put about 125# of weight on the 2x4s..sprinkled with hot >water daily and put a small electric heater inside and turned it on for one >hour each day..covered the vinyl seats well and checked that the cabin temp >only got to 130 degrees..now it is still tight, but I can manage to erect it >by myself..now if I could only solve my other erection problem... > > Frank >-- >to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi >or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 11:20:27 -0700 (PDT) From: "John D. Fox" <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] Any knowledge of spares for 1972,1973 Robbins seatbelt buckles I have several Alfas and FIATs from the early 1970's which used Robbins as the OEM seatbelt manufacturer. Over the years, the plastic cover over the release button gets brittle, and the buckle end requires repair. The plastic trim isn't a structural part of the seatbelt, it has nothing to do with forces on the buckle or tongue, it just holds the spring tension on the release button when the belt is unbuckled ( it acts as a keeper for the release, has prongs that hold it in place). These belts were used by many car manufacturers, and here is a photo from a GM application http://www.nastyz28.com/faq/interior/explode73.jpg ( the Alfa and FIAT buckles are identical, with FIAT or Alfa logo decal on the release buttons) Anybody have experience finding these buckles, or any source on new plastic cover clips? I need some, and it looks like they are not availble. One path is to have a company re-web the existing retractors with new webbing, use a more modern buckle and tongue. Another is to buy new manufactured seatbelts and try to find a version that would fit into the existing mounting points. Anyon with experience, I am grateful for advice. Also if anybody has converted older lap belts on Alfa spiders to more modern lap/shoulder belts ( how did you do the mounting?) Thanks, John Fox ------------------------------ End of alfa-digest V10 #2726 **************************** -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
