Top Bows

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3340

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Hello, I Have A 31 Standard Roadster And In Need Of The Wood Kit For The Top Bows Anybody, Have Or Know Some One That Makes This Kit? Thanks In Advance. Wayne
 
Try fordwood.com They make a lot of Model T amd Model A wood. Standard top bows are not curved, right? If so, you could whittle your own. Do you have original wood good enough to use for patterns?
 
Thanks Guys, Sorry For The Late Reply My Computer Went Down Yesterday ( Fri. ) No My Bows Have Curved Wood, I Will Check With Both Places. Thanks Again. Wayne
 
Snyders Antique Auto Parts, Springfield, OH (30-31 standard roadster top wood bows part # A-42056-C $93.75). They are a major supplier of Model A and T parts and are close to you.
 
Richard is right. I looked in the Snyders catalog before I made the first post, and couldn't find just the wood for standard roadsters. Senioritis. After looking again, I did find the listing right under the open car top iron kits. pg. A-178 in the 2012 catalog. I would order from Snyders. They are very prompt and offer excellent customer service.
 
Wayne if you have curved HOOP shaped bows it sounds like a Deluxe frame
Post some pictures of the frame you have , as the bows are different .
You don't want to waste your money on parts that don't fit!!!

John Cochran
 
Thanks Guys, I Will Try To Get Some Pictures Up Tomorrow, I Am Not Sure How To Do It But Am Going To Give It A Try, Wayne
 
3340,
Those are Standard Roadster bows. The wood from Snyders is only the straight portion. I believe that folks cut thin wood strips and fill in the curved sections with a number of them after soaking them to get them to bend without breaking. If I am wrong, please correct me as I have a 30 Std Phaeton bows to put new wood into.
 
Thanks To All, The Straight Portion Of The Bows Are In Good Useable Condition, I Am Going To Look Into Repairing The Curved Areas. Thanks Again And I Will Report On The Repair.Wayne
 
Yes !! Standard bows , Good luck repairing the metal curved pieces ,
I don't know if anyone sells them on their own without the rest of the top kit . Maybe someone here will chip in and tell us .

John Cochran
 
Wayne: The top irons with the white top material are original 30 standard roadster. The ones with the black vinyl top material are 28-9 repros. They will not interchange because the distance between the windshield stanchions is much greater on the 30-31. If you look carefully, you can see that the mechanism itself is different. The 30 roaster top has a locking nut identical to the locking finger nut used on the windshield swing arms of closed cars. The 28-9 top does not have this feature. It locks in place by itself.
It's a rainy day here in Wisconsin, and I just finished painting a pair of front fenders for a 29 pickup and am sitting here at our computer waiting for the paint to dry.:rolleyes: No runs this time!
 

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