Hello,
does someone have a manual to install a glaspar hardtop (rubbers, chrome, etc...)
thanks
Peter Bosch
Glaspar hardtop manual
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Glaspar hardtop manual
'58 hardtop cab
bt5 aka "Da chair"
'62 hardtop cab with soft
'66 sliding door samba, hmm, 21 windows to clean
on the lookout for a speedster found one in 2017! '55 pré-a
bt5 aka "Da chair"
'62 hardtop cab with soft
'66 sliding door samba, hmm, 21 windows to clean
on the lookout for a speedster found one in 2017! '55 pré-a
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Re: Glaspar hardtop manual
Peter,
installing a Glasspar hard-top on a Speedster is easy. Simply remove the soft top and reuse the same bolts to secure the hard-top onto the car.
The rubber seals are glued to the hard-top and should fit easily in the back, resting against the paint. The front is sometime more problematic but with a little time and effort it will fit nicely on the windshield frame. Notice that the "real" Glasspar hard-tops are all aging the same way, the right rear corner is often a little short and there is a gap in that area, but all "original" Glasspar hard-tops are like that. Good luck with your project.
Pascal Giai
installing a Glasspar hard-top on a Speedster is easy. Simply remove the soft top and reuse the same bolts to secure the hard-top onto the car.
The rubber seals are glued to the hard-top and should fit easily in the back, resting against the paint. The front is sometime more problematic but with a little time and effort it will fit nicely on the windshield frame. Notice that the "real" Glasspar hard-tops are all aging the same way, the right rear corner is often a little short and there is a gap in that area, but all "original" Glasspar hard-tops are like that. Good luck with your project.
Pascal Giai
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Re: Glaspar hardtop manual
Thanks Pascal,
for the moment I got the parts on the pictures, seems like a puzzle to me without an example
for the moment I got the parts on the pictures, seems like a puzzle to me without an example
'58 hardtop cab
bt5 aka "Da chair"
'62 hardtop cab with soft
'66 sliding door samba, hmm, 21 windows to clean
on the lookout for a speedster found one in 2017! '55 pré-a
bt5 aka "Da chair"
'62 hardtop cab with soft
'66 sliding door samba, hmm, 21 windows to clean
on the lookout for a speedster found one in 2017! '55 pré-a
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Re: Glaspar hardtop manual
You can learn a lot from these pictures. It is all correct for proper assembly. All original Glasspar Hard-Top.
Most cars I see don't have the original hardware...
Pascal Giai
Most cars I see don't have the original hardware...
Pascal Giai
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Re: Glaspar hardtop manual
Thanks, i'm still wondering if this is an original one or a replica
'58 hardtop cab
bt5 aka "Da chair"
'62 hardtop cab with soft
'66 sliding door samba, hmm, 21 windows to clean
on the lookout for a speedster found one in 2017! '55 pré-a
bt5 aka "Da chair"
'62 hardtop cab with soft
'66 sliding door samba, hmm, 21 windows to clean
on the lookout for a speedster found one in 2017! '55 pré-a
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Re: Glaspar hardtop manual
I am in the process of restoring my vintage, fiberglass, Glaspar hardtop. I noticed that the "L" brackets that are attached to the hardtop ( 3 screws) are mounted at different elevations. On the right side of the hardtop, the short side of the "L" bracket is more or less flush with the bottom of the wing window frame. On the right side of the hardtop, the short side of the "L" bracket has been mounted approximately 1/4 inch below the wing window frame. In the previous post, there are pictures of the finished product with the relevant hardware and upholstery. It appears that there is a rubber seal that covers the bottom of the wing window frame, which would suggest that part of that seal actually hangs down on the inside of the frame and therefore would require the "L" bracket be mounted below the wing window frame so that the rubber seal does not have to be cut. Anyone have experience with this or any other words of wisdom? I am planning on calling Fibersteel to see what they have to say. Thanks!
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Re: Glaspar hardtop manual
Brooks,
I see very well on your pictures that the Left L shape bracket is 1/4 inch higher than the Right side.
Most important is to fit the rubber on the hardtop, then the window, then the L shape bracket.
It's a very primitive assembly, nothing is absolutely perfect, but it has to fit your car...
All of this has to be assembled with the Glasspar hardtop on the car so the hardtop fits correctly with all the weight pushing everything down.
Good luck with your project !
Pascal Giai
I see very well on your pictures that the Left L shape bracket is 1/4 inch higher than the Right side.
Most important is to fit the rubber on the hardtop, then the window, then the L shape bracket.
It's a very primitive assembly, nothing is absolutely perfect, but it has to fit your car...
All of this has to be assembled with the Glasspar hardtop on the car so the hardtop fits correctly with all the weight pushing everything down.
Good luck with your project !
Pascal Giai
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Re: Glaspar hardtop manual
Pascal:
Thank you very much!
Brooks
Thank you very much!
Brooks