lil-nicky Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 I know this might seem stupid but I can't work out how the hood is supposed to sit with the windows all the way up on my spitfire. I would ve thought the roof sits outside the windows but with the windows up this doesn't look like it will work. I'll hasten to add this is a resto and it'll be the first time it's had a roof for many years... Just want an idea how it works. Ln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekS Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Not stupid at all, a perfectly reasonable question. With the doors closed and the windows up, the glass sits on the outside of the roof material. Makes it easier for wind and rain to enter the cabin... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil-nicky Posted July 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Is it me or is that a bit of an odd design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Welcome to classic car ownership! This was the standard (sic) way of soft top design at the time, if you have a look at Sprites/Midgets you will see the same arrangement. The glass should sit against a longer piece of material on the hood aperture with a shorter flap that overhangs the glass to direct the rain outside. However, material and frame distortion over time means this does not always occur. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 if the glass was inside the roof you cant open the doors clever anti theft of sorts and saves fuel as you cant get in Ha ! the roof gutters vary a lot from the various suppliers some have a good well defined stitched on gutter trim some have a appalling shallow and useless , have a look around at shows its a minefield of who's make is best the 'convertible' designs of the day were just a rain cover , not like a modern which guys expect to be water tight pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil-nicky Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Yeah I'm happy with that now. I just wanted to check how it fitted so I didn't mess unnecessarily. Do the frames come apart easily for repainting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 think youre about to find out, sorry never stripped one only fought to get them up or down if its vinyl hood its most likely shrunk and wont fit anymore, if you need a replacement the mohair are a more expensive but much longer lasting hood Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil-nicky Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 It was vinyl at some point but that's beyond saving. The frame doesn't look too bad though so I'm gonna try and refurb that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 if the glass was inside the roof you cant open the doors pete When I had my 1500 I used to get in, wind the windows down then wind them up inside the hood. Kept the rain out no problem!! To get out of course you had to wind them down again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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