1964 1/2 Convertible - 260 V8 C4 Automatic, Power Top, Console, 4 Wheel Drums
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Howdy all.
I have been saving up to get my convertible top fixed.
When I got the car a couple of years ago, the fabric parts of the top were
pretty much all gone, but the frame looks complete and the power top mechanism
seems to work fine.
But after I stripped off all the torn pieces of fabric, I just put it down way back
then and have left it there to avoid having the car look any uglier than it already is.
Here was the top when I got the car
(Here is the car now)
Everything that isnt metal has been removed, including the inside pieces that
separate the trunk from the area where the top folds down.
SO...
My question is: what should I try to do myself before I bring it to the shop to
get the new top installed?
Is it easy to take everything out and paint it? Should I?
Are there any chronic trouble spots to look for in the mechanism that would be
easier to fix now?
The driver side latch that clamps the top to the windshield looks to have a lot of
slop in it, though it does still work. Thats about all I have noticed to be wrong with
it so far...
Thanks!
-Zim
I have been saving up to get my convertible top fixed.
When I got the car a couple of years ago, the fabric parts of the top were
pretty much all gone, but the frame looks complete and the power top mechanism
seems to work fine.
But after I stripped off all the torn pieces of fabric, I just put it down way back
then and have left it there to avoid having the car look any uglier than it already is.
Here was the top when I got the car
(Here is the car now)
Everything that isnt metal has been removed, including the inside pieces that
separate the trunk from the area where the top folds down.
SO...
My question is: what should I try to do myself before I bring it to the shop to
get the new top installed?
Is it easy to take everything out and paint it? Should I?
Are there any chronic trouble spots to look for in the mechanism that would be
easier to fix now?
The driver side latch that clamps the top to the windshield looks to have a lot of
slop in it, though it does still work. Thats about all I have noticed to be wrong with
it so far...
Thanks!
-Zim