Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual page 73

BODY
NOi'E:
The rim stiche
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w:tlm attached top
oompan:ttsenm hag, can tiow he removed front the
body, md placed on
a clean bench.
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AL the front of t]id body, raise dma frt,nt roof
rail: remove the retainers and weatherstrip: and
detach the
top material from rho rail. In Fig. 3-103
tile weatherstrimn h.as
been removed a expose the
racking euriace on cin fromit roof rail.
7, mns on the fran t em md of
nIl
c-. side roar rail
front weatherstrip sofficicsrLy to detach the top
material flap which is cemented to the rail.
8, Detach the top material flap which is cemented
to
the chic roof mu at the quarter wmndow, and re
move the top nnatcrial and hack cortain,
P. Remove :lnc side gray pads which areartached
to the fmant roof rail and rear how with tacks and
to the front atitl centom' Lws wirF screws
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10. Look front roof rail to windehield header and
position the rear rttof bow nr proper top inc ta I
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ation by installing spacer sucks as ahnwit in Fig.
3-104, Nate that sticks are placed 36 indhes apart,
cecil being 15 inches from te cen:erlimne of the
hody, The stick length is approxitrntely 17-1/2
lnchns, nneasored fr,nm the cimrome heIr moldimlg to
the iowcet edge on the rear roof bow,
75 Convertible Top Trim Installation
a. Complete Top Trim
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Ae a hotsch operation, tack the rear quarter
stay pads to lime large trim stick, Sec Fig. 3-105.
N,,te that inner edges of pad are 26-1/4 inches
from the center of the trim stick. The lower edges
at the :naOs are sot flush with the lawer edge of the
trim stick for positive localion,
NO I'D: On t:-:e iefr
pockel free of tacks
light wire.
pad, leave -.sre harness
for instamlatiot 0C dome
stick as shownl iii the upper portion of Fig. 3-IOn.
Ijawer edge of curtaiml shttuid be set flush with
lower edge of trim stick as shovql
iii the
lower
portion nf Fig
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.3-106. Tack curtain to a point
oppasite outer edges of window sod Leave nuter
ends of c u rca in
cn'J Se. racks a i:n'al fi be pieced
close to sach side af every ecrew hole in trim
stick. Thcmt pierce bark curtain for each screw.
F g. 3-i OS ro:k In0 Rs
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Cuortat SLo, Pad' to Tr] m Sfrck
3, ln.epect
cemented to
Fig. 2-107.
ruhher rrmm stick fillers whicim are
he body in the locetions shown in
s-cement if necessary and chock Lu
Fr9. 3-103 F,ant tooP Rail Tockioq Sorlace
Fig. 3-104 inmtallin0
loose, wicks on Room Roof Bow
26 l/4*
Zó i/4
Pig, 3-l4
ranking sack Certain,
to
rm;m Suck
2. Center and tack the back curtan to ro trim