RE: Spider top installation...

["Richard Arnold" <richardarnold@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brad:
I did this install last spring.  I bought the top from Centerline and it
came with a photocopy of the factory manual.  The manual takes you
through step by step with reasonable pictures.  It took me about 6 hours
to complete the job.  However, the studs holding it to the rear bulkhead
were NOT rusted, a common time killer.  I had soaked them the previous
night in penetrating oil and the nuts came right off with my Dewalt
drill.  

A strong portable drill and a good rivet gun with stainless rivets are
good to have.  You will need some Weldwood contact cement too.  I would
say the job is medium complicated for most mechanical people.  Really
tedious though.  Getting it tight over the front bow is critical.

Best of luck,
RAA
'73 Spider
'87 300SDL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf
Of
> Brad Howard
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 7:52 PM
> To: alfa@domain.elided
> Subject: Spider top installation...
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I need to get a new top installed on my '88 Spider
> (New Twillfast II top from Duetto Motors). I just came
> back from my local auto upholstery shop and he wants
> $550 (CND) to install it. While looking through my IAP
> catalog I see that they have a top installation manual
> ($12.95)...here is my question...has anyone out there
> done this install themselves and if so did you have
> this manual? How hard was the install? Is it worth the
> money to have the upholstery shop do it?
> 
> Brad Howard
> '88 Spider Graduate
> 
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