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Offline CJPilot

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Re: Top Bow Set
« Reply #45 on: January 01, 2016, 01:08:30 PM »
Jpet� Thank you for the drawing.� �Just to clarify. Measuring from the top center of the windshield back you end up at the tailgate cut out. So I used a straight edge placed on the back of my tub to establish the �inside of tub�.� Is that the correct way to do it?

It is common for the windshield to be bent OOF and if measuring from the center line� one can�t determine which side is correct.� �Do your drawings show what the windshield to the tub measurement should be on the sides?� If not, I guess I could calculate it.

I drew it up and came out with 66.510" same as the Besttop instructions.  I'm so happy to have something concrete to go by
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Re: Top Bow Set
« Reply #46 on: January 01, 2016, 02:30:07 PM »
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.......Just to clarify. Measuring from the top center of the windshield back you end up at the tailgate cut out. So I used a straight edge placed on the back of my tub to establish the �inside of tub�.� Is that the correct way to do it?
Yeppers.

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It is common for the windshield to be bent ....
Absolutely.� It happens because the drivers and or passengers grab the windshield and pull on it to help themselves into the jeep.� the higher they grab the windshield the more stress they put on it.� I've seen it much worse on a 2A windshield than a 3A windshield.
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Do your drawings show what the windshield to the tub measurement should be on the sides?�
Well the windshield drops approximately 3/8" where you would measure to the tub lip.� That would change the inside to inside dimension to 66.64 and that would put your dimension to within 1/8" of my data.� I'd say that's pretty good.� Just a minor change in the windshield to cowl gasket is significant.� For example, +/- 1/32" of your windshield gasket thickness exponentiate to +/- 1/8" at the top of the windshield.
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I drew it up and came out with 66.510" same as the Besttop instructions.� I'm so happy to have something concrete to go by
I'd call it good.
« Last Edit: January 01, 2016, 02:56:50 PM by jpet »
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