I found with my hard-top that, with the rear edge lined up and resting
in the right place, the front edge didn't sit properly on the
windscreen, it rose up a bit, because the windscreen was a bit too far
back. By leaning my weight on the hardtop, while pushing FIRMLY
forwards on the top of the win
Harve,
Here is the secret that I discovered with mounting the factory hardtop on my
72 Spitfire.
The car starts to sag in the middle from metal fatigue after all these
years. Not much, but enough for the distance between the rear holes on the
car and the holes over the windscreen to shorten.
Is the body maybe sagged a bit (or even a lot?) If so, the top of the
windscreen will be further aft than the H/T expects and the bolts won't find
the
nuts. Try a little jacking under the rear of the doors (raise both sides
equally about an inch or two) and see if that improves the situation.
Okay ... I give!!
It is my first time to try to put the factory hardtop on.
I have fought with this thing for the last week. I have the "right" bolts
all around. I cannot get the @#^ windscreen bolts started when the
hardtop is in place. Off of the car, yes.. I can - not a problem. The
threa
