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This is almost certainly a Jack Smith roof as the car lived in South Wales for many years before I bought it.
The car has done very few miles since the roof was fitted and both canvas and rear window are in superb condition.
Nothing much more to say on condition. It's as good as it looks.
But if you are game for fitting it yourself you won't get too many chances to pick up a roof this nice for this sort of money.
This will need collection from Swindon. There's no way I'm going to post this.
£150 no offers.
The car has done very few miles since the roof was fitted and both canvas and rear window are in superb condition.
Nothing much more to say on condition. It's as good as it looks.
- Set aside 6-8 hours to do the job
- Don't try it if you get impatient or easily frustrated. A mistake will mean the car will leak
- There are otherwise no special mechanical skills required, you just need to study what you remove and be methodical
- No special tools required. Just lots of bolts to remove
- You will need a couple of rolls of butyl sealant and possibly some insulation foam - about £25 worth from memory
- You will need a helper
- A big part of the job is cleaning off the old butyl. There's lots of it and it's messy stuff
- You will need to protect your rear wings as the frame can scrape the paintwork unless extreme amounts of car are taken
- You may need quite a bit of physical strength to break the old butyl seal to release the frame and sealing strip (chassis>sealing strip>roof sandwich). You may need to literally put your back into it
- It's best to remove the sealing strip too and reseal that. The temptation may be to leave it in place to do the job more quickly. I would imagine most specialists take this approach but it's a bit naughty in my view
- There is a lack of detailed how tos on the internet. But if you search carefully there are quite a few good pointers.
But if you are game for fitting it yourself you won't get too many chances to pick up a roof this nice for this sort of money.
This will need collection from Swindon. There's no way I'm going to post this.
£150 no offers.
