Hard top renovation

[Marco Polo]

Has anybody got any hints or tips on how to dismantle and restorea hard top please?

Thanks in advance,

Raoul

[Kevin Garrod]

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Yes! Don't do it!

Dismantling is the easy bit.

[ohgodwhathaveidone]

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Spent 2 and a half hours the other night just trying to replace the rear seals - still have the front seal and window seals to do so I am booking a fortnight off from work to get it done

[jamcarr2]

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Just started to do mine will be finished first week in November if all goes to plan been de- rusted, treated, striped, and primed,just needs spraying and re assembling allso fitting new head lining will post more pics later ,must say though it is not a job to be tackled lightly only have ago if you're very confident in you ability or you can live with out a hardtop
:P
JOHN

[DJT]

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Raoul,

Some pictures of my hard top job here:

http://photos.orange.co.uk/album/4158711

I doubt if yours will have suffered from so much tin worm though.

Dave

[Marco Polo]

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Thanks for the input guys, what I would really like to know is the best way to remove all the trim, windows, headlining etc and in what order.

regards,

Raoul

[Rubce]

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jamcarr2 wrote:

must say though it is not a job to be tackled lightly only have ago if you're very confident in you ability or you can live with out a hardtop
:P
JOHN

John

When you have finished yours you can do mine if you are boredI can soon pop it across to Chester. It is very rusty where the rear end chrome strip should be.

Regards

Bruce

[jamcarr2]

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Rubce wrote:

jamcarr2 wrote:

John

When you have finished yours you can do mine if you are boredI can soon pop it across to Chester. It is very rusty where the rear end chrome strip should be.

Regards

Bruce

Hi Bruce

Have you seen this if I hadn't have got so far with mine I may have been tempted but I have put to much work in to stop now

JOHN

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRIUMPH-STAG-H...d=p3286.c0.m14

[Rubce]

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jamcarr2 wrote:

Hi Bruce

Have you seen this if I hadn't have got so far with mine I may have been tempted but I have put to much work in to stop now

John

The thing about purchasing something like that is"what's it like under the paint?" He might have done a great job, but on the other hand?

Bruce