Soft top from scratch

sue said:

We are at Amelia island right now ( right now) will be back home in a week or so.
if you IM us after that can take better pictures and answer any questions.
Yes we are very happy that we went metal, over canvas.
going thru brush and tree limbs,rain etc.
and really isn’t that hard to make.

Click to expand...

Adrok said:

Thank you for the follow up!
What are all the stand-offs? What rivets did you use? To establish the curved corners did you wrap around and clap or were you able to pre-bend / roll the metal?
Unforeseen challenges?

Thank you again.

Click to expand...

sue said:

Sorry, just got back home from being on the road for a while. “.032 is easy to
bend, held in place with “Clecos”, straitened it up with cargo straps.
had to use cherry rivets for the blind holes at the bottom.
used “3/16 in the blind holes, and used “5/32 solids for almost everything else.
and the center console used “.025 with “1/8 rivets. With white and red reading
lights. Also holds small items (glasses keys,etc.)
strong enough to stand on. Used it to pull under some limbs to trim.

Click to expand...