Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 904

GROUP 18
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Trim, Seats, And Convertible Top
deck to indicate the lower edge of
the tacking strip. Also-'mark the tack-
ing strip attaching hole locations.
Discard the old top. Cut out the
tacking strip holes in each quarter of
the new top, only.
D o not
trim
off
the selvage edge.
4. Using the old compartment
trim as a template, transpose the
markings to the new compartment.
5. Align the belt center tacking
strip with the compartment trim
alignment marks and retain with
staples. The edge of the material
should be flush with the bottom of
the tacking strip.
6. Align the belt center tacking
strip with the rear curtain window
aligning marks and retain it with
staples.
7. Align the belt side front tacking
strip with the aligning marks on the
top deck quarter (both sides) and re-
tain it with staples.
8. Position each top back stay
webbing on the belt center tacking
strip and retain it with staples (Fig.
14).
9. Align the top deck quarter. to
the belt center tacking strip, maintain
proper rear curtain opening and re-
tain it with staples (Fig. 13, View
BB).
10. Carefully position the upper
half of the zipper assembly on the
No. 4 bow aligning the bow and ma-
terial center marks. The edge of the
material should be flush with the
front edge of the No. 4 bow tacking
strip. Working from the center out-
board, secure the assembly with
staples. Both ends of the elastic strip
should correspond with the marks on
the No. 4 bow. Refer to Step 19
under Removal.
11.
Position the rear curtain and
top assembly on the stack and engage
the zipper.
12.
Position the top back stay
webbing on the No. 4 bow aligning
marks and secure it with staples
(Fig. 14).
13. Install a piece of masking tape
on the underside of the No. 4 bow
a t the centerline punch mark located
in the bow. Mark the tape indicating
the centerline.
14. Measure and mark the center
between the bond seams of the top
center deck a t the No. 4 bow on the
underside of the material. Install a
6-inch piece of mask~ng tape on the
top material inner surface at the
centerline of the No. 4 bow. Mark
the centerline along the entire length
of tape. (Refer to Fig. 13.)
15. With the bow locating gauge
in place (refer to Step 13 under Re-
moval and Fig. IS), install the belt
center tacking strip attaching screws
to approximately 114 to 112-inch
from the bottoming out position. In-
stall the belt s ~ d e front tacking strip
attaching screws and tighten to
within 114 to 112-inch of bottoming.
16. Center the top material on
the No. 4 bow and pull it forward
sufficiently to center the outboard
bond seam on the No. 4 bow (Fig.
13). Secure the top material to the
No. 4 bow with staples.
17. lnstall the two retainers in the
No. 2 and No. 3 bow listings (Fig.
13).
18. Route the quarter deck retain-
ing cables through the hold down
sleeves in the top material and re-
tain each cable a t the rear (loosely)
with the attaching nut and washer
(Fig. 14).
19. Pull the top trim material for-
ward over the No. I bow -until the
No. 2 and No. 3 bow listings (Fig.
13) are centered over their respective
bows. While maintaining tension on
the top trim, place a pencil mark on
the outer surface of the trim material
along the forward edge of the No.
I bow.
20. Remove the t w o bow aligning
gauges and reinstall the coat hooks
(.Fig. 4).
21. Fold the front edge of the top
material back from the No. 1 bow.
Disengage the No. 1 bow from the
windshield header and prop it up
about one foot above the header.
22. Apply an ample amount of
trim cement C2AZ-19C525-A across
the lower front surface of the No. 1
bow including the tacking strip and
to the adjacent inner surface of the
top material.
23. Lower the No. 1 bow onto
the header but do not clamp it. With
the top material properly centered
on the No. 1 bow. start a t the outer
QUARTER DECK
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CABLE TOP QUARTER DECK
FIG.
74-Top S t a y P a d W e b b i n g a n d Quarter Deck Retainer C a b l e Attachments- Mustang