1932 Ford Carson Top Install

You can see the front oak header bow (Steve makes these; he has to modify it, so there's no sense in using a re-pop of the original) and the groove in the rearmost bow Steve will fill with laminated birch for tacking. "Glen Houser used snaps in the body to hold the rear of the top securely, Steve said, "but I don't." When Steve's top is removed, the only visual points are the stock tabs on the quarter-panel, and a few holes in the upper part of the windshield posts. There are no snaps in the body. "People want the look of this top, but with no evidence showing after it's removed," he said. "My top never actually touches the body, so it can't scuff the paint during construction or wear the paint off over time."

1932 Ford Carson Top Install - The Return of the Carson Top: Part 1

You can see the front oak header bow (Steve makes these; he has to modify it, so there's no sense in using a re-pop of the original) and the groove in the rearmost bow Steve will fill with laminated birch for tacking. "Glen Houser used snaps in the body to hold the rear of the top securely, Steve said, "but I don't." When Steve's top is removed, the only visual points are the stock tabs on the quarter-panel, and a few holes in the upper part of the windshield posts. There are no snaps in the body. "People want the look of this top, but with no evidence showing after it's removed," he said. "My top never actually touches the body, so it can't scuff the paint during construction or wear the paint off over time." View Related Article

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