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06-30-2011, 11:15 AM | #1 |
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*Mr.ModelT has a question on Model A Roadster Tops*
Hello All!
I'm in the process of adapting a '28-'29 Model A roadster top to my '26 roadster. I have a top on my car now (set up for the 12"-14" chopped windshield), but the home made bow assemblies just don't look right for a period "Gowjob". I happened to stumble across a complete, original Model A top assembly not long ago and have begun to work out mounting and how it needs to be altered to fit. The '26-7 T roadster and '28-9 A roadster tops are both basically the same design and they both use the same style straight Poplar bows. I KNOW I will need to narrow the top to fit... My question is.... how do I remove/replace the rounded wood corner pieces in the top irons? ...I know how it's done on the T top irons.....but the A's are much different. Her is what I'm working on: Thanks!
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06-30-2011, 05:43 PM | #2 |
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Re: *Mr.ModelT has a question on Model A Roadster Tops*
I am keen to know as well, I have a set of A irons which I have repaired, the tack strips in the radius part of the bow was damaged in one so I removed it all. I am not sure it was made of wood, I thought perhaps leather, I took a part of it to a leather supply, the fellow there says its not leather, and said lit looked more like masonite. I barely burns, more like smolders. I sliced up some masonite and tried to bend it "snap", tried to steam it and it grew. I tried hard wood, steamed it, to hard to bend, I think I will end up with pine or hard wood laminations. Some one must have done it?
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06-30-2011, 05:55 PM | #3 |
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Re: *Mr.ModelT has a question on Model A Roadster Tops*
I have used a moldable epoxy wood filler product called System Three SculpWood. It takes nails and tacks well and seems to be holding up well on a driver. Accepts paint/colorant. Don't know what is available locally in Australia but these folks do ship.
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06-30-2011, 06:31 PM | #4 |
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Re: *Mr.ModelT has a question on Model A Roadster Tops*
I had a sniff round the web in Aus, not much luck with the sculpwood, I thought of making some filler out of fiberglass resin and micro baloons?
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06-30-2011, 07:17 PM | #5 |
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Rich! Thanks for the reply!
I will look into the Sculpwood, sounds like a decent alternative. Would you normally bend the the irons open (like on a T) to put the stuff in?
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06-30-2011, 07:18 PM | #6 |
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I'm not sure what it is either....but it does look like Masonite....just steamed and bent to fit possibly.
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06-30-2011, 08:34 PM | #7 |
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Re: *Mr.ModelT has a question on Model A Roadster Tops*
Make a stack of thin pine slats. Shape to fit the opening of the bow. Soak in hot water or steam. Push in and they will follow the curve of the bow. I did this in 1961 and they have held up nicely.
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Thanks Ted! I have some repair work to do yet on the irons first, but getting this thing ready for upholstery is next on my list....want the correct folding top before I drive it to Bonneville next year.
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07-02-2011, 08:42 PM | #9 |
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OK i decided to fill the irons with a wood filler I used about 1.5kg. nice and easy just mask around the opening and jammed a little bit of foam at each end to keep it in. Over filled a bit then sanded on my linisher. Took about 2 hours all up.
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