Lee Ayrton

My `79 CJ-5 resurrection is almost done, now I'm working on the soft top.
I kept all the OEM hardware (door frames, windshield channel, windshield
weather seal, top bows, door frame), have a nice, spiffy new Replace-A-Top
for it, but what I don't have is a drilling guide for holes.

What I really need is the location for the top bow frame, say as a
distance from the rear of the tub (from the lip where the snaps attach) to
the front of the bracket, and then on to the big hole for the door frame.

Anyone out there with a `76 through `83 CJ-and a tape measure?

I'm tempted to just lay the top bows on the tub and line the folded front
bow up with the rear of the tub, but I suspect that that won't give me the
right fit. The snap holes I'll just work backward from the top with a bit
of chalk (on the snaps) and some masking tape (on the tub for the chalk to
stick to).

Thanks.'

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Hi Lee,
I've go though, five tops during the time my Jeeps had to fulfill
the primary or secondary commuting service. None of the tops by the same
manufacture (Whitco) place the snaps in the same position. If you give
me the manufacturer's name I'll search for installation instructions.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> My `79 CJ-5 resurrection is almost done, now I'm working on the soft top.
> I kept all the OEM hardware (door frames, windshield channel, windshield
> weather seal, top bows, door frame), have a nice, spiffy new Replace-A-Top
> for it, but what I don't have is a drilling guide for holes.
>
> What I really need is the location for the top bow frame, say as a
> distance from the rear of the tub (from the lip where the snaps attach) to
> the front of the bracket, and then on to the big hole for the door frame.
>
> Anyone out there with a `76 through `83 CJ-and a tape measure?
>
> I'm tempted to just lay the top bows on the tub and line the folded front
> bow up with the rear of the tub, but I suspect that that won't give me the
> right fit. The snap holes I'll just work backward from the top with a bit
> of chalk (on the snaps) and some masking tape (on the tub for the chalk to
> stick to).
>
> Thanks.'

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Hi Lee,
I've go though, five tops during the time my Jeeps had to fulfill
the primary or secondary commuting service. None of the tops by the same
manufacture (Whitco) place the snaps in the same position. If you give
me the manufacturer's name I'll search for installation instructions.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> My `79 CJ-5 resurrection is almost done, now I'm working on the soft top.
> I kept all the OEM hardware (door frames, windshield channel, windshield
> weather seal, top bows, door frame), have a nice, spiffy new Replace-A-Top
> for it, but what I don't have is a drilling guide for holes.
>
> What I really need is the location for the top bow frame, say as a
> distance from the rear of the tub (from the lip where the snaps attach) to
> the front of the bracket, and then on to the big hole for the door frame.
>
> Anyone out there with a `76 through `83 CJ-and a tape measure?
>
> I'm tempted to just lay the top bows on the tub and line the folded front
> bow up with the rear of the tub, but I suspect that that won't give me the
> right fit. The snap holes I'll just work backward from the top with a bit
> of chalk (on the snaps) and some masking tape (on the tub for the chalk to
> stick to).
>
> Thanks.'

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Hi Lee,
I've go though, five tops during the time my Jeeps had to fulfill
the primary or secondary commuting service. None of the tops by the same
manufacture (Whitco) place the snaps in the same position. If you give
me the manufacturer's name I'll search for installation instructions.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> My `79 CJ-5 resurrection is almost done, now I'm working on the soft top.
> I kept all the OEM hardware (door frames, windshield channel, windshield
> weather seal, top bows, door frame), have a nice, spiffy new Replace-A-Top
> for it, but what I don't have is a drilling guide for holes.
>
> What I really need is the location for the top bow frame, say as a
> distance from the rear of the tub (from the lip where the snaps attach) to
> the front of the bracket, and then on to the big hole for the door frame.
>
> Anyone out there with a `76 through `83 CJ-and a tape measure?
>
> I'm tempted to just lay the top bows on the tub and line the folded front
> bow up with the rear of the tub, but I suspect that that won't give me the
> right fit. The snap holes I'll just work backward from the top with a bit
> of chalk (on the snaps) and some masking tape (on the tub for the chalk to
> stick to).
>
> Thanks.'

Lee Ayrton

That's a very kind offer, Bill. Here's what I've got:

1979 CJ-5 with brand new tub
Brand new Bestop Replace A Top
OEM-style hardware--
1 one-piece non-collapsing top bow (the forward one)
1 collapsing top bow (the rear one)
"L" shaped brackets for the top bows
Solid galvanized door frame pieces with black plastic
inserts. (two top, two rear)
OEM galvanized toor frames with rotating latches (not
the newer paddle style)
A bag full of snaps
A garage that isn't really warm enough for the top to flatten out
and stretch. I'm thinking of draping the top in place on the jeep and
blowing a space heater into the cab until it warms up enough to stretch to
fit.
The only thing Bestop provides is the check distance from
windshield frame to rear of tub. If you come up empty I suppose that I
could call them and weazle some sort of instructions out of them.

Thanks again for the offer.



On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Hi Lee,
> I've go though, five tops during the time my Jeeps had to fulfill
> the primary or secondary commuting service. None of the tops by the same
> manufacture (Whitco) place the snaps in the same position. If you give
> me the manufacturer's name I'll search for installation instructions.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
> >
> > My `79 CJ-5 resurrection is almost done, now I'm working on the soft top.
> > I kept all the OEM hardware (door frames, windshield channel, windshield
> > weather seal, top bows, door frame), have a nice, spiffy new Replace-A-Top
> > for it, but what I don't have is a drilling guide for holes.
> >
> > What I really need is the location for the top bow frame, say as a
> > distance from the rear of the tub (from the lip where the snaps attach)to
> > the front of the bracket, and then on to the big hole for the door frame.
> >
> > Anyone out there with a `76 through `83 CJ-and a tape measure?
> >
> > I'm tempted to just lay the top bows on the tub and line the folded front
> > bow up with the rear of the tub, but I suspect that that won't give me the
> > right fit. The snap holes I'll just work backward from the top with a bit
> > of chalk (on the snaps) and some masking tape (on the tub for the chalkto
> > stick to).
> >
> > Thanks.'
>

Lee Ayrton

That's a very kind offer, Bill. Here's what I've got:

1979 CJ-5 with brand new tub
Brand new Bestop Replace A Top
OEM-style hardware--
1 one-piece non-collapsing top bow (the forward one)
1 collapsing top bow (the rear one)
"L" shaped brackets for the top bows
Solid galvanized door frame pieces with black plastic
inserts. (two top, two rear)
OEM galvanized toor frames with rotating latches (not
the newer paddle style)
A bag full of snaps
A garage that isn't really warm enough for the top to flatten out
and stretch. I'm thinking of draping the top in place on the jeep and
blowing a space heater into the cab until it warms up enough to stretch to
fit.
The only thing Bestop provides is the check distance from
windshield frame to rear of tub. If you come up empty I suppose that I
could call them and weazle some sort of instructions out of them.

Thanks again for the offer.



On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Hi Lee,
> I've go though, five tops during the time my Jeeps had to fulfill
> the primary or secondary commuting service. None of the tops by the same
> manufacture (Whitco) place the snaps in the same position. If you give
> me the manufacturer's name I'll search for installation instructions.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
> >
> > My `79 CJ-5 resurrection is almost done, now I'm working on the soft top.
> > I kept all the OEM hardware (door frames, windshield channel, windshield
> > weather seal, top bows, door frame), have a nice, spiffy new Replace-A-Top
> > for it, but what I don't have is a drilling guide for holes.
> >
> > What I really need is the location for the top bow frame, say as a
> > distance from the rear of the tub (from the lip where the snaps attach)to
> > the front of the bracket, and then on to the big hole for the door frame.
> >
> > Anyone out there with a `76 through `83 CJ-and a tape measure?
> >
> > I'm tempted to just lay the top bows on the tub and line the folded front
> > bow up with the rear of the tub, but I suspect that that won't give me the
> > right fit. The snap holes I'll just work backward from the top with a bit
> > of chalk (on the snaps) and some masking tape (on the tub for the chalkto
> > stick to).
> >
> > Thanks.'
>

Lee Ayrton

That's a very kind offer, Bill. Here's what I've got:

1979 CJ-5 with brand new tub
Brand new Bestop Replace A Top
OEM-style hardware--
1 one-piece non-collapsing top bow (the forward one)
1 collapsing top bow (the rear one)
"L" shaped brackets for the top bows
Solid galvanized door frame pieces with black plastic
inserts. (two top, two rear)
OEM galvanized toor frames with rotating latches (not
the newer paddle style)
A bag full of snaps
A garage that isn't really warm enough for the top to flatten out
and stretch. I'm thinking of draping the top in place on the jeep and
blowing a space heater into the cab until it warms up enough to stretch to
fit.
The only thing Bestop provides is the check distance from
windshield frame to rear of tub. If you come up empty I suppose that I
could call them and weazle some sort of instructions out of them.

Thanks again for the offer.



On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Hi Lee,
> I've go though, five tops during the time my Jeeps had to fulfill
> the primary or secondary commuting service. None of the tops by the same
> manufacture (Whitco) place the snaps in the same position. If you give
> me the manufacturer's name I'll search for installation instructions.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
> >
> > My `79 CJ-5 resurrection is almost done, now I'm working on the soft top.
> > I kept all the OEM hardware (door frames, windshield channel, windshield
> > weather seal, top bows, door frame), have a nice, spiffy new Replace-A-Top
> > for it, but what I don't have is a drilling guide for holes.
> >
> > What I really need is the location for the top bow frame, say as a
> > distance from the rear of the tub (from the lip where the snaps attach)to
> > the front of the bracket, and then on to the big hole for the door frame.
> >
> > Anyone out there with a `76 through `83 CJ-and a tape measure?
> >
> > I'm tempted to just lay the top bows on the tub and line the folded front
> > bow up with the rear of the tub, but I suspect that that won't give me the
> > right fit. The snap holes I'll just work backward from the top with a bit
> > of chalk (on the snaps) and some masking tape (on the tub for the chalkto
> > stick to).
> >
> > Thanks.'
>

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

http://www.4wd.com/idjeep/pdf/cj57683.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> That's a very kind offer, Bill. Here's what I've got:
>
> 1979 CJ-5 with brand new tub
> Brand new Bestop Replace A Top
> OEM-style hardware--
> 1 one-piece non-collapsing top bow (the forward one)
> 1 collapsing top bow (the rear one)
> "L" shaped brackets for the top bows
> Solid galvanized door frame pieces with black plastic
> inserts. (two top, two rear)
> OEM galvanized toor frames with rotating latches (not
> the newer paddle style)
> A bag full of snaps
> A garage that isn't really warm enough for the top to flatten out
> and stretch. I'm thinking of draping the top in place on the jeep and
> blowing a space heater into the cab until it warms up enough to stretch to
> fit.
> The only thing Bestop provides is the check distance from
> windshield frame to rear of tub. If you come up empty I suppose that I
> could call them and weazle some sort of instructions out of them.
>
> Thanks again for the offer.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

http://www.4wd.com/idjeep/pdf/cj57683.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> That's a very kind offer, Bill. Here's what I've got:
>
> 1979 CJ-5 with brand new tub
> Brand new Bestop Replace A Top
> OEM-style hardware--
> 1 one-piece non-collapsing top bow (the forward one)
> 1 collapsing top bow (the rear one)
> "L" shaped brackets for the top bows
> Solid galvanized door frame pieces with black plastic
> inserts. (two top, two rear)
> OEM galvanized toor frames with rotating latches (not
> the newer paddle style)
> A bag full of snaps
> A garage that isn't really warm enough for the top to flatten out
> and stretch. I'm thinking of draping the top in place on the jeep and
> blowing a space heater into the cab until it warms up enough to stretch to
> fit.
> The only thing Bestop provides is the check distance from
> windshield frame to rear of tub. If you come up empty I suppose that I
> could call them and weazle some sort of instructions out of them.
>
> Thanks again for the offer.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

http://www.4wd.com/idjeep/pdf/cj57683.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> That's a very kind offer, Bill. Here's what I've got:
>
> 1979 CJ-5 with brand new tub
> Brand new Bestop Replace A Top
> OEM-style hardware--
> 1 one-piece non-collapsing top bow (the forward one)
> 1 collapsing top bow (the rear one)
> "L" shaped brackets for the top bows
> Solid galvanized door frame pieces with black plastic
> inserts. (two top, two rear)
> OEM galvanized toor frames with rotating latches (not
> the newer paddle style)
> A bag full of snaps
> A garage that isn't really warm enough for the top to flatten out
> and stretch. I'm thinking of draping the top in place on the jeep and
> blowing a space heater into the cab until it warms up enough to stretch to
> fit.
> The only thing Bestop provides is the check distance from
> windshield frame to rear of tub. If you come up empty I suppose that I
> could call them and weazle some sort of instructions out of them.
>
> Thanks again for the offer.