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| DC_neun_vierzehn |
 Dec 7 2024, 02:07 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 16-November 20 From: Delaware Shore Member No.: 24,893 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I know there are two different tops (early vs. late).
My question is can an early top work on a late car IF the rubber seals on the sides have been updated (to match the late windows) AND the bump stops have been swapped (to match the late latches)? The reason I ask is that I have two spare tops (one early and one late). I have them both stripped down (no rubber, no hardware, no felt headliner, etc.). Just the fiberglass top. And I noticed that the early top much lighter. I weighed them and the early top is approx. 17 pounds whereas the late top is approx. 23 pounds. I'm not looking to shed weight for performance (although that's a bonus), but a lighter top would be less cumbersome to take off and put on the car. TIA -Kris |
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| cgnj |
Dec 7 2024, 10:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 6-March 03 From: Medford, NJ Member No.: 403 Region Association: None
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@DC_neun_vierzehn I have a 1970 top, a 73 914 with top and a 75 914 with top. I will plop them on 75 and post pics in the next day or so.
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| DC_neun_vierzehn |
Dec 8 2024, 09:34 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 16-November 20 From: Delaware Shore Member No.: 24,893 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(cgnj @ Dec 7 2024, 11:12 PM)  @DC_neun_vierzehn I have a 1970 top, a 73 914 with top and a 75 914 with top. I will plop them on 75 and post pics in the next day or so. That would be great, thanks in advance. Can you also please measure the distance between the side seals on both tops (the distance b/t the slots on the side seals where the door window would roll up into? @SirAndy has suggested that this distance is different early vs late. |
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DC_neun_vierzehn Question about early vs. late tops Dec 7 2024, 02:07 PM
930cabman :popcorn: Dec 7 2024, 02:52 PM
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One of the things I’ve loved about ... Dec 7 2024, 05:48 PM Robarabian That reply was pretty normal actually... someone i... Dec 7 2024, 06:44 PM 930cabman
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One of the things I’ve loved about... Dec 8 2024, 02:01 PM DC_neun_vierzehn
[quote name='DC_neun_vierzehn' post='3180689' dat... Dec 8 2024, 02:45 PM 930cabman
[quote name='DC_neun_vierzehn' post='3180689' da... Dec 8 2024, 03:36 PM SirAndy More than you ever wanted to know.
http://www.914w... Dec 7 2024, 06:19 PM DC_neun_vierzehn
More than you ever wanted to know.
http://www.914... Dec 7 2024, 06:45 PM SirAndy
[quote name='SirAndy' post='3180693' date='Dec 7 ... Dec 7 2024, 08:21 PM JamesM
Not only are the seals different, the actual mou... Dec 7 2024, 09:21 PM SirAndy
Not only are the seals different, the actual mo... Dec 7 2024, 09:53 PM JamesM
Not only are the side seals different but the ch... Dec 8 2024, 08:23 PM fixer34 FWIW, I did the exact opposite to my '70 over ... Dec 7 2024, 06:26 PM JamesM While there are changes to the roof itself and the... Dec 7 2024, 07:34 PM DC_neun_vierzehn I just laid down both naked tops (no hardware, no ... Dec 10 2024, 03:08 PM 930cabman
I just laid down both naked tops (no hardware, no... Dec 10 2024, 05:06 PM SirAndy
I just laid down both naked tops (no hardware, no... Dec 10 2024, 05:19 PM JamesM
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On mine (late top, early doors), i had ... Dec 11 2024, 01:11 AM Literati914
Not only are the side seals different but the c... Dec 12 2024, 09:39 AM |
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