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Subject:Re: The Skylighguy's replacement pop-top canvas
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Sat, 5 Jul 2003 00:27:41 -0400

That's my project for this weekend. I got a color coordinated (burgundy) 3
vent canvas for my 91 Burgundy Syncro Westy. Removed the old canvas in about
a casual 1 1/2. It was so much cooler up top once the canvas was out of the
way...

Then I started on the new one. I was a bit surprised by the wood blocks (in
the corners and middle) and those were the slowest to transfer over to the
new canvas. Still I got the top reattached by sundown...at which point I
stopped for the day to shoot off some birthday stuff...

Tomorrow I'll finish the bottom reattachment.

BTW, my old canvas (gray single window) is in decent shape except for a
couple of small holes near the latch (where a previous owner pinched it in
the latch) in case anybody wants it. By small holes I mean slightly larger
than a pinhead (but too small for houseflies...I make no guarantees about
black flies, noseemums, or misquitoes.)

on 7/4/03 8:39 PM, David Maurio at maurio11@COMCAST.NET wrote:

> I bought a 3 window canvas replacement from the Bus Depot about a year ago
> for my 76. I was VERY pleased with it and the guys there were really
> helpful.  There was a mixup at first, but everyone helped to resolve it
> quickly and professionally.  Plan on about 6 hours of work with 2 people,
> including the removal of the old one and lots of time laying on your back
> with your head down in the low end of the poptop, it gets HOT up there... I
> wasn't able to salvage my old one, took a box cutter to it, but it was
> pretty far gone to begin with.