28 Roadster top snaps layout?

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Dana Barlow

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I been trying to hunt up how to mount snaps n pins ect. for putting the top on?Side curtens too?n how they mount :cool:
Is there a layout map/drawing or something like that. :confused:
No I have no top yet,but will make one my self,just was thinking if I had the stock layout or something closer then just guessing at it off photos;)
I tryed the serch with no luck,could of used wrong wording.
Thanks
 
Thanks Vern,
I don't really need photos,but drawing with placemint of snaps and what type os snaps?
Any help on finding drawing is super,if anyone knows a link ?Thank you!
I did a search with no luck for drawing/layout.
I'm not trying to be dead stock,just make a top that works an is fairly close becuase Ford already had it worked out an I don't think I'm better at design then Ford:confused:
The prob I have is I don't have any stock Ford windsheild post,so have some alum replacemint things with no holes any were to go by,they look good after I smooth them out and polished up. I see the holes in my windsheild frame=that is a good start for top forword lip and I'll need to design/fab up a wood header with two clamps if I can't find a drawing.
The door window thing may also be a design/fab if there are no drawings anywere. I made my own wood rear lip to cockpit so have no lay out of snaps or types.
I'm adding a photo of my roadster,the wood trim ect.that I just finished the upholstery on. She was fab back together from some very bad shape parts,so had to hand make compleatly a few panels and make about 1/2 of others,but pretty good now. I had built this car in high school 1959 n redoing it now,having great fun:D
 

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Still need help,I don't really need photos,but drawing with placemint of snaps and what type of snaps? to hold top to body and windsheild?:confused: The side curtens would be handy to but I may never do those if I can't find any info.

As a side note,I found a utube vide,had no sizes,but interesting to see;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT2B7rVmoCA
 
Thanks to Vern and a few photos, I just guessed at the real number of in. between and place of snaps to go. Here is how my homemade top came out.;) I used 2yards of Sunbrela and bows I made of 3/4in. EMT and some wood for the header bow
 

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Hi Dana,
Your top is beautiful, could you please give me some tips on how to go about making one up.
I have a 28 Roadster Pickup without a top or a frame and would like to try and make my own.
Regards
Chris
Cape Town
 
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