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Old 12-16-2016, 12:48 AM
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Default Re: "The Beater Bee" becomes "The Better Bee"

Vinyl top has been laying out for the past few weeks, and next month I'll install it. It's been boxed up for quite a while, so I want it to lay out for a good month or two to get most of the harder wrinkles out before it gets glued down. Nothin' one of them heat guns can't get out,or a propane torch, but still..... this helps!



Above you can see the yellow tick marks that I applied at each reveal molding screw hole. Once the top is in place, this will make finding those nice and easy. After I removed my top I found these marks at each hole, front and back, where it was covered by the vinyl top. Pretty cool!!!!![img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] So you know I had to replicate that, but this time, they actually have some sort of meaning and purpose.


Installing the hardtop side window to quarter glass seals. With only 53,000 miles on the Bee, these were actually in really good shape but they did have wear, so best to replace.


Installing the rear quarter window...let's see..if I move this screw in, that pushes that out. But if I move that screw out, it pushes that.....hmm....still pushes that out[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]....how did this darn thing go in here, anyway!?!?!?!



Success! Everything lined up, nothing broke (yet), and the windows actually go up and down![img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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