I live in Atlanta, north end of the city, but actually in the city.What part of GA you out of?
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I live in Atlanta, north end of the city, but actually in the city.What part of GA you out of?
Thanks for confirming what I suspected.
I also checked the FSM and it shows both versions. It also answers way question that the two vertical sections in the back do no line up with and mounting holes and are short of the top of the wheel well. Looking at the illustration in the FSM it shows a bracket on the bottom of verticals that did not come with the top.
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Think he is talking about a bracket in the picture used for the verticals at the back opening. Never seen that bracket near paid attention in diagrams since I didn't have that style of bows anyway. Believe these aftermarket bows were made to be used without the bracket. The tabs on back bow are probably at the wrong height. I now have that aftermarket part with no use for it. I bought that bow separately a few years back but I see with my Kayline tops the opening widens at the bottom and center roll up panel uses a twist on each side of the tub beside the six straps for the footman loops. Guessing currently available top are straight down in the back and this bow could be used with velcro straps sewn in the top.Your looking for the brackets in this thread:
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I see what you mean with the way the center bow attaches. Here is how my top looksThink he is talking about a bracket in the picture used for the verticals at the back opening. Never seen that bracket near paid attention in diagrams since I didn't have that style of bows anyway. Believe these aftermarket bows were made to be used without the bracket. The tabs on back bow are probably at the wrong height. I now have that aftermarket part with no use for it. I bought that bow separately a few years back but I see with my Kayline tops the opening widens at the bottom and center roll up panel uses a twist on each side of the tub beside the six straps for the footman loops. Guessing currently available top are straight down in the back and this bow could be used with velcro straps sewn in the top.
Edit: appears by 3/69 that bracket was gone from that center bow in the back. Bow just extended down to the tub and flatten and bent over like they did with the just seats. They also show that center cross bow did that mod 6/72. But I disagree with that date. Here are the bows off of my 2/73.
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Cruiser hasn't been on the road since 1988 and I've owned it since 1994. It came with a red 72 hard top and doors. Everything for the soft top came with it except the original vinyl top. All in the original orange.