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Old 09-02-2012, 01:08 PM   #6
Special Coupe Frank
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Default Re: Is there a definitive leatherback top method?

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Believe all the "leatherback" Ford A's (including the Special Coupe) had the vertical seams at the ends of the rear window, and the topping is in two pieces: top piece from windshield header back to seam across roof ( at/behind rearmost door pillar or quarter window), then the rear section which runs from the roof seam down to the belt-line.

Most top kits come with the sewing already done.

I have read in several posts on the subject that installing the sedan decking (old-time term for it) is best done on a warm, sunny day.

The most challenging part is getting the material stretched evenly around the curved upper corner of the roof section.

Good luck !

SC Frank
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