How Install Soft Top Material To A Hot Rod Roof

And bottomed out in the body gutter before the flanges set down tight against the body and the top material.

How install soft top material to a hot rod roof.

Like hrp said more street rod than hot rod. Rod and custom magazine covers how to install a juliano. How hard and how good they look. If the wood is dry rotted or cracked make sure that they are uniform in height.

I need to attach new roof material to my 32 olds just had the car painted. 40 years of customer service. Hidden welt to finish it off. Many sizes styles and colors of aftermarket direct fit and universal seat belts in stock and ready to ship.

By jess mackichan gasper. You can do it in a day. The first step in installing a new top insert is to remove all the old material from the top. Speedway s own jess mackichan ran her hot rod 33 ford up the mountain at this year s hot rod hill climb in colorado.

Hot rod magazine recently published a fantastic pictorial showing how glenn kramer of hot rod interiors by glenn in phoenix arizona installs a custom top on a 1929 ford model a. Kraemer covered the 1929 s roof and visor with square weave haartz stayfast material. You cant use original type but im sure some one on here has put a false soft top on. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by tannergang aug 19.

Hot rods 5 window 32 top insert pictures. This includes the chicken wire and matting after that is removed check the wood to insure that it is in good condition. It s a must see for every auto upholstery pro. Soft top roof insert on a 33 5 window.

Link to post share on other sites. Thinking about installing a juliano s soft top insert on my 32 3 window. Traditionally the model a s wood top bows are covered with a long grain leather like material. Which would leave a step in the material he held one side with a flat hand and pulled to tear the material.

See all 33 photos after adhesive is applied the first step in covering the roof is applying a layer of foam. Auto safety at it s best. To a soft top style insert is a filled roof that has begun. Cars into their hot rods and filling the soft top was.