How Install Soft Top Material To A Hot Rod Roof

Speedway s own jess mackichan ran her hot rod 33 ford up the mountain at this year s hot rod hill climb in colorado.

How install soft top material to a hot rod roof. To a soft top style insert is a filled roof that has begun. Some padding a a piece of vinyl top material works good to. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by tannergang aug 19. Hot rod magazine recently published a fantastic pictorial showing how glenn kramer of hot rod interiors by glenn in phoenix arizona installs a custom top on a 1929 ford model a.

By jess mackichan gasper. Which would leave a step in the material he held one side with a flat hand and pulled to tear the material. Also found a local hot rod club that recommended a guy that last year won 3 first place awards for upholstery including his soft tops gonna see him next week. The first step in installing a new top insert is to remove all the old material from the top.

Traditionally the model a s wood top bows are covered with a long grain leather like material. Auto safety at it s best. 325w oct 18 2013. 40 years of customer service.

Like hrp said more street rod than hot rod. This includes the chicken wire and matting after that is removed check the wood to insure that it is in good condition. Many sizes styles and colors of aftermarket direct fit and universal seat belts in stock and ready to ship. See all 33 photos after adhesive is applied the first step in covering the roof is applying a layer of foam.

Rod and custom magazine covers how to install a juliano. I need to attach new roof material to my 32 olds just had the car painted. If the wood is dry rotted or cracked make sure that they are uniform in height. Soft top roof insert on a 33 5 window.

Cars into their hot rods and filling the soft top was. Thinking about installing a juliano s soft top insert on my 32 3 window. And bottomed out in the body gutter before the flanges set down tight against the body and the top material. You cant use original type but im sure some one on here has put a false soft top on.

How hard and how good they look. You can do it in a day. Link to post share on other sites. Kraemer covered the 1929 s roof and visor with square weave haartz stayfast material.