60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

[Valeria H.]

Oh Yeah!!! Just got my baby back after almost 3 years this past week. The car did not originally have a hardtop. There is a place for a pin attachment from the center of the rear glass frame which should attach to the deck lid. Can someone send me a picture of what the deck lid attachment should look like. It appears that this point of attachment will be outside of the convertible soft top. It is important to get this right.
Valeria

[Bill M.]

Re: 60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

Vareria:

Be very careful with the outer attachments. The holes are very close to the reinforcement under the cover. If you're off just a little, you will get into the reinforcement. That's what happened to me when I installed a hardtop on my '59.

Bill

[Valeria H.]

Re: 60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

Bill, Can you obtain a photo to post here so I can see what it is suppose to look like. Is there a metal piece that fits around the hole that will go in the deck lid?
Thanks for the headsup on the placement.
Valeria

[Bill M.]

Re: 60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

Valeria:

There are 3 parts. From the left I'll call them nut, receiver, bolt. (GM may call the receiver a nut because the bolt threads into it.) Here are my three assemblies from the top, bottom, and assembled. The receiver is the part you see in the decklid when the top is off; notice it has flats milled into the threads so you can hold it as you tighten the nut.

Bill

[J O.]

Re: 60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

val.
btw-don't forget the rubber gasket.about the size of a nickle that goes under the housing part-but on the deck..

[Steven N.]

Re: 60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

Valerie,
Could you swing by and give me a ride ?
Steven J..................

[Valeria H.]

Re: 60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

Sure enough! She is purring like a kitten on the 100LL avgas. You live near Charlotte?
Valeria

[Steven N.]

Re: 60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

Yes, i'm close, I live in Scottsdale, just down the road in AZ............

[Valeria H.]

Re: 60 Hardtop attachment point to deck lid

Guess you need to come to the 2010 Convention then!! See ya'all there.
Valeria