Has anyone ever installed a new metal raingutter on their fiberglass hardtop roof? I'm about to and looking for any tips, recommendations, warnings, or anything else you've got.
Rain Gutter Installation (1 Viewer)
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Sorry, I'm in the same boat you are, I would like to hear from you after you get yours done though :-[ 
why yes as amatter of fact i'm in the final stages of a hardtop resto.
it's a fairly simple matter to handle, assuming you have atleast a basic knowledge of metal working.
of course handling the fibreglass (with NO metal on it!!) carefully is critical.
i'm using a top off a 70/40 and the holes, in the Fglass were pretty "rotted". so when i went to mount it on the driprail i drilled new holes in the glass.
when i made the new d/r (i used ccot pieces) i used the old d/r as a fixuture to assemble the new stuff, and get the hole locations for the holes that mount the glass and driprail to the sides.
before i finish welded it , i checked the fit of the fglass on it.
as of now i have not assembled all the top parts(sides to the fg, dr unit) when i'm ready to put the top on for winter, all i have to do is fit everything togther on the cruiser.
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Thanks for the info. I should be getting my gutter from ccot any day now and will post my results when I finish.
yeah,
the old fiberglass is a pita. it took me forever to get it right with a newly fabbed raingutter, and then the glass split real bad when i picked it up on one corner to look at the inside. :-X
good luck guys. if you have the capabilities, i would say make a new raingutter yourself, ccot will rip you a new one if you have to buy it. it really wasn't that hard for me (i'm no good at metal work and i only did the front half). only took me two tries to get it right (the first one wasn't square enuf).
jonathan
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the old fiberglass is a pita. it took me forever to get it right with a newly fabbed raingutter, and then the glass split real bad when i picked it up on one corner to look at the inside. :-X
good luck guys. if you have the capabilities, i would say make a new raingutter yourself, ccot will rip you a new one if you have to buy it. it really wasn't that hard for me (i'm no good at metal work and i only did the front half). only took me two tries to get it right (the first one wasn't square enuf).
jonathan
jmalphr@clemson.edu
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Did any of you guys get the weather strip kit from coolcruisers ?
I was wondering which rubber went where ? Is there a seal between the fiberglass and the metal gutter ?
There is the stock piece in place bewtween the hardtop sides and the gutter and its not leaking, so im inclined to leave it alone.
I was wondering which rubber went where ? Is there a seal between the fiberglass and the metal gutter ?
There is the stock piece in place bewtween the hardtop sides and the gutter and its not leaking, so im inclined to leave it alone.
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I got the hard top seal kit from ccot. The only thing between the fiberglass top and the metal rain gutter is caulk-like adhesive. Unless you are replacing your raingutter, I'd leave it alone.
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I found these suggestions from way back there.
http://139.81.82.149/forum/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=1183
http://139.81.82.149/forum/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=1183
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[quote author=fj40mayo link=board=1;threadid=4285;start=0#msg32004 date=1060798858]
Heres some more....
http://139.81.82.149/forum/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=802
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Heres some more....
http://139.81.82.149/forum/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=802
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fj40mayo, PM me your snail mail address...proper search engine use (and twice even!) by a forum newbie officially netted you one free ih8mud.com window sticker (choice of white or black)
(course, now I "expect" a nice write up/photos on the process...hehehe)
