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With the top skeleton in place, it was time to add the skin, starting at the back of the body and working forward. The body-side halves of the top snaps were installed, then the top material placed and temporarily secured with "quick-grip" fasteners. The black Stay-Fast material was stretched up to the rear wooden bow and held with a few staples. Cloth "spacing" straps run from the rear bow to the middle bow so that the top always looks the same each time it is put up.
2003 Road Tour Build Up Part 3

With the top skeleton in place, it was time to add the skin, starting at the back of the body and working forward. The body-side halves of the top snaps were installed, then the top material placed and temporarily secured with "quick-grip" fasteners. The black Stay-Fast material was stretched up to the rear wooden bow and held with a few staples. Cloth "spacing" straps run from the rear bow to the middle bow so that the top always looks the same each time it is put up.  View Related Article

 

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