FW: Convertible tops and other miscellani/good Vendor report

["Ev Micou" <mdg36@xxxxxxx>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Ev Micou [mailto:mdg36@domain.elided]
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:25 PM
To: Bain, Bill
Cc: owner-alfa@domain.elided
Subject: RE: Convertible tops and other miscellani/good Vendor report


My 94 spider ce has a zip down rear window, padded qtrs and hand rolled
bindings in stayfast 2024 sf [driftwood/black] purchased from A. A. Best
Company, [best@domain.elided] for 373.00 usd.
i had it professionally installed for 225.00 usd at ace auto tops here in
phoenix. i love the zip down rear window--actually it only gets closed when
washing the car--but i from what i've read on the digest, those of you in
colder/wetter climates may want to close it more often than i do here in the
desert....it zips on three sides and is weather tight. i do have a black
felt sack [custom made by the spouse]to enclose the plastic window when it
is unzipped and the top is down [with the window unzipped and the top down,
the plastic window never has to get folded across it's middle like it does
when the top is down and the window is in place] to protect it from rubbing
and scratches--that method has kept the plastic like new.
ev
94 spider ce, "alfalfa"

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
Bain, Bill
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 11:54 AM
To: 'Alfa Digest'
Subject: Convertible tops and other miscellani/good Vendor report


1.      A local AROC Atlanta member has had zip-out plastic windows in
his Spider tops for years.  He uses Crown Upholstery out of Ohio, so it
can be done.  When I replace the black top  on my Spider with a blue one
(I have the light blue/green metallic paint with a blue interior), I
plan to have a zip-out window put in.

2.      Does anyone have a source for 115 rear spring spacers?  I can't
find them anywhere.

3.      I recently had to remove a bunch of vacuum lines in preparation
for the test fitting of silicone lines (my car is the test mule for a
set for Spiders by the same folks who make them for the V6) and I
decided to check the other hoses.  Well, the intake runners were shot
and, thanks to Russ and Dean and a couple of other folks, I was able to
figure out how to remove the plenum,  I set out to order new ones, along
with the Bosch air hoses, from the usual suppliers and was startled to
find out that several vendors reported the middle air tube (the hard
plastic one over the cam cover) as NLA.  Fortunately, Vick Auto in Fort
Worth had the other parts, and amazingly enough, I called the order in
Tuesday afternoon late, and the parts were delivered this morning before
I left for work.  How'zat for service?!

Bill Bain
AROC Atlanta
'83 Spider (may this weekend?)
'87 Milano (daily driver since the Camry's in the shop again!)
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