05-09-2008, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Originally Posted by Wille R.
Here we go. The photos show the strap, how they came in 1967. Only replaced by now, as the rubber wears out. The white paper is just to make it easier to see the strap, the next pic shows the strap making a loop over the bow.
The straps ensure that the moving bow does not interfear with the cloth. 100 percent original, yeah man! I'm that way. Less talk, more action.  |
Hey Wille,
I noticed in your picture and in others as well that the end of the bow is just bare metal. I had the same in my but I always thought that something was missing. Am I right? Should there be some kind of rubber end cap or is it just bare metal to meet the round rubber pad that osso showed in his thread?
My frame was fairly worn as well so I redid all the bushing as they were wornout. I did not want to wear the alu frame holes anymore so I chosed a softer material - Nylon - as bushing material and proceeded to turn a set on my lathe. I can lift the thing with fingers sitting down from the drivers seat. The two coil spring really helped to off-set the weight if the frame is straight and has good bushings. The nylon bushings seems to hold up pretty well as that mod was done over 2 years back and my car is a daily drive and i put the hood up and down several times a day.
fgc
Last edited by fgc; 05-09-2008 at 11:49 AM.
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