How Install Soft Top Material To A Hot Rod Roof

You can do it in a day.

How install soft top material to a hot rod roof. Kraemer covered the 1929 s roof and visor with square weave haartz stayfast material. See all 33 photos after adhesive is applied the first step in covering the roof is applying a layer of foam. By jess mackichan gasper. Traditionally the model a s wood top bows are covered with a long grain leather like material.

Auto safety at it s best. The first step in installing a new top insert is to remove all the old material from the top. Link to post share on other sites. Like hrp said more street rod than hot rod.

Speedway s own jess mackichan ran her hot rod 33 ford up the mountain at this year s hot rod hill climb in colorado. You cant use original type but im sure some one on here has put a false soft top on. This includes the chicken wire and matting after that is removed check the wood to insure that it is in good condition. Hot rods 5 window 32 top insert pictures.

And bottomed out in the body gutter before the flanges set down tight against the body and the top material. It s a must see for every auto upholstery pro. I need to attach new roof material to my 32 olds just had the car painted. Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by tannergang aug 19.

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. Rod and custom magazine covers how to install a juliano. 40 years of customer service.

Some padding a a piece of vinyl top material works good to. Many sizes styles and colors of aftermarket direct fit and universal seat belts in stock and ready to ship. 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. How hard and how good they look.

If the wood is dry rotted or cracked make sure that they are uniform in height. 325w oct 18 2013. To a soft top style insert is a filled roof that has begun. Thinking about installing a juliano s soft top insert on my 32 3 window.