The restoration of the hardtop is going very well. Today, I assembled the aluminum frame just to make sure it still fit together properly after it was straightened. It fits very well, however, there are a large number of minor defects in the aluminum that we must address. We will be painting the frame with automotive grade aluminum paint and clear coat. This coating will closely resemble the original anodized aluminum finish.
John made the necessary repairs to the fiberglass top today. As I mentioned previously, there were many stress cracks. John laid cloth and resin on the weak areas on the underneath side. He also repaired the cracked fins around the side window openings. Tomorrow, the gelcoat will be applied to the topside.
The archive listing of this blog contains detailed step-by-step photos and narratives regarding this restoration since it began late last December. Please direct any comments and questions to tommystoplesscars@yahoo.com.
Stay tuned...
Tom McCurry
Materials and equipment purchased from:
Moss Motors (mossmotors.com)
Victoria British (victoriabritish.com)
Eastwood (eastwood.com)
The Roadster Factory (the-roadster-factory.com)
English Parts (englishparts.com)
Napa Auto Parts (napaonline.com)
Apple Hydraulics (applehydraulics.com)
Coker Tire (cokertire.com)
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