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fundytides · 08-15-2023, 09:50 AM

I think I asked this question a year or so ago but I am getting down to the crunch. The last thing to do to my 31 Standard Roadster is to install the new top. In preparation for this, I am installing new tack strips in the bows and fitting the bare assembly to the car before fitting the top. I suspect a previous owner has "hand crafted" a new wooden front top bow at some point before I bought the car in 1959. I think the wooden piece is too long as the brackets that hold the top to the windshield posts wont align with the posts without some extreme bending. It appears that the wooden bow is about 3/4 inch too long. Before I start modifying it, does anyone have, or know where I can get the correct dimensions for this piece? Thank you.

08-15-2023, 09:50 AM	#1
fundytides Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 505	1931 Standard Roadster Top Bow wood I think I asked this question a year or so ago but I am getting down to the crunch. The last thing to do to my 31 Standard Roadster is to install the new top. In preparation for this, I am installing new tack strips in the bows and fitting the bare assembly to the car before fitting the top. I suspect a previous owner has "hand crafted" a new wooden front top bow at some point before I bought the car in 1959. I think the wooden piece is too long as the brackets that hold the top to the windshield posts wont align with the posts without some extreme bending. It appears that the wooden bow is about 3/4 inch too long. Before I start modifying it, does anyone have, or know where I can get the correct dimensions for this piece? Thank you.