73StangJK
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- Lubbock TX
- My Car
- 73 Mustang Convertible
351W, Tremec 3550
The convertible top on my 73 Mustang came apart after a particularly heavy rain. We had heavy rain storms off and on the past month with my car was parked outside.
I drove it the day before the failure and noticed the top looked a little saggy. My second clue was how easy it was to close the top. I didn't drive my stang the day of the failure. We came home from work and the top looked like an elephant sat on it.
Turns out the staples pulled out of the tack strip and let the rear bar and back window fall away from the main body of the convertible top.
So now I need to put the band back together. I installed the top myself which is probably most of the problem. But, that means I know I can fix it. I hadn't put any glue between the material of main body and the rear window. It didn't say to do that and the top had been fine for years and remained taught with no sags or any issues.
It may have actually failed because I was thinking it was an example of a wild car repair I'd done correctly.
I drove it the day before the failure and noticed the top looked a little saggy. My second clue was how easy it was to close the top. I didn't drive my stang the day of the failure. We came home from work and the top looked like an elephant sat on it.
Turns out the staples pulled out of the tack strip and let the rear bar and back window fall away from the main body of the convertible top.
So now I need to put the band back together. I installed the top myself which is probably most of the problem. But, that means I know I can fix it. I hadn't put any glue between the material of main body and the rear window. It didn't say to do that and the top had been fine for years and remained taught with no sags or any issues.
It may have actually failed because I was thinking it was an example of a wild car repair I'd done correctly.
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