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Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:25 am
by andyroo
jhayden wrote:Andyroo,
Smoothline no longer uses the original attachment system used by Parrish:
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... en#p156033
Others considering a new Smoothline top should be aware of the change.
Jon & Kathy Hayden
SRL LT1 (numbers don't match
)
Yes, fortunately I have some extra OEM windshield latches and will modify them to fit the Smoothline top. The J hooks that the top come with look like a very poor solution.
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:01 pm
by Stretch
Andrew, I'm going to order a Smoothline for my 68 but wasn't aware of the front latch issue until I went through this thread. If you would post how you convert the front latches to work that would be great. I plan on using the stock latch setup as well.
Thanks, Paul
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:45 pm
by andyroo
Stretch wrote:Andrew, I'm going to order a Smoothline for my 68 but wasn't aware of the front latch issue until I went through this thread. If you would post how you convert the front latches to work that would be great. I plan on using the stock latch setup as well.
Thanks, Paul
Here's a link to sfdaugherty's top:
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... 92#p242092
I'll post up when I do mine as well.
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 10:00 pm
by Stretch
Thanks Andrew!
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:16 pm
by sfdaugherty
I finally finished the replacement of the vinyl (carbon fiber look) on my Smoothline. I ordered new rubber and noticed that the front trim they sent was VERY low profile (unlike the original rubber that was delivered). It almost seemed too thin. Here's the result . . .
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 2:47 pm
by andyroo
That looks pretty sharp!
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:02 pm
by Bigtaku
Looks like I need one of these too! So now that you have been driving the car with the top do you have anymore comments?
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:09 pm
by sfdaugherty
Looks like I need one of these too! So now that you have been driving the car with the top do you have anymore comments?
I may replace my side clamps which are a hook with a loop. I was driving around this weekend and hit a big bump. The side hook on the passenger side came off. This caused enough movement that the left top latch popped off too.
My recommendation is to check each attachment point often.
Shannon
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:49 pm
by nismou20
Very nice car Shannon, are you running 15 or 16 for shoes? Is this one coming to Solvang?
Re: Smoothline hardtop, rollbar, Schroth harnesses, and Cobra Classic RS seats
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 4:06 pm
by sfdaugherty
Very nice car Shannon, are you running 15 or 16 for shoes? Is this one coming to Solvang?
Yes, I'm bringing this one this year. It's starting to look pretty stale compared to the other magnificent modified cars that will be there.
The wheels are 16" VTOs.
Shannon