74 tops on an 80?
02-18-2002, 08:39 PM
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Re: 74 tops on an 80? (chuckb01)
Personally I don't know of anyone who has tried it, normally it's the other way around :)
But I'm curious, why would you want to ?
But I'm curious, why would you want to ?
02-18-2002, 08:48 PM
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Re: 74 tops on an 80? (chuckb01)
The shape will fit, but the locking mechanism is different.
I adapted "Moonroofs" to fit on my 1980.
A big job, would not recommend it for "normal" tops.
I adapted "Moonroofs" to fit on my 1980.
A big job, would not recommend it for "normal" tops.
02-18-2002, 08:58 PM
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Re: 74 tops on an 80? (Anar76)
saw a potentially good deal on some mirror tops, and thought they would look better than mine. If it is too much work, i wont worry about it.
02-19-2002, 12:28 AM
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Re: 74 tops on an 80? (chuckb01)
I found that there was a difference fron 76 to 77 and I know in 78 there is no back clamp it's a pin instead and you use only one lever per side
02-19-2002, 10:41 AM
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Re: 74 tops on an 80? (2nspire)
The '74s have a clamp on the front and a clamp on the back. The '80s have one front clip that pushes a pin into the back side.
If you are going to put them on you have to convert to one of the two locking styles. I would say the better one is the '80 but it is also more difficult to fabricate.
If you are going to put them on you have to convert to one of the two locking styles. I would say the better one is the '80 but it is also more difficult to fabricate.