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13-8
FOLDING TOP
drawn from curtain material (Fig. 13-20). Any
excess material at rear bow may be carefully
trimmed.
16. Check contour of back curtain assembly at
rear roof bow and at pinchweld molding.
17. Where required, place reference chalk mark
on outer surface of back curtain along pinch-
weld finishing molding. Re-adjust back curtain
assembly as required (Fig. 13-21).
18. Where required, adjust side stay pads; then
tack side stay pads to front roof rail and front
bow. Attach side stay pads to center bow with
screws. Trim selvage end of side stay pads
at front roof rail. Install stay pad top covering
material in conventional manner using nitrile
or neoprene type trim cement.
19. On "B, C & A" Styles only, tack nylon web-
bing to rear roof bow. Outboard edge of web-
bing should be installed even with outboard
edge of side roof rail pad. Fold excess webbing
rearward and tack to rear bow. Remove ex-
cess by trimming webbing just forward of rear
rolled edge of rear roof bow.
CAUTION:
Do not cut back curtain or side
stay pad material.
20. Detach rear trim stick with attached back
curtain assembly from body.
21. Lay out new top material on clean protected
surface with outer layer of material exposed.
22. Using a pencil, mark top material (mark should
be approximately 1/2" in length) at deck seam
5-1/4" on "B, C & F" and 4-1/4" on "A"
Styles from edge of top material upper valance
binding. (See dimension "X" in Fig. 13-22).
23. Fold new top material in half so that inner
lining of top material is exposed (Fig. 13-23).
Install a 6" piece of tape on inner surface at
8 X 1 7
6 1 / 2 x 1 6
7 1 / 2 x U
1 / 2
8 x 5 4 1 / 2
TACKS
TACKS
SCREWS
Fig. 13-14 — " B " Body Side Stay Pad Installation
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