Finishing the Triumph TR4 Convertible Top Install - One Little Problem...

[@robertmorales391]

Looks great guys. Congratulations on getting the top Instalation complete.

[@michaelreilly1310esq]

Professional work guys and better than factory spec imo. One suggestion, to prevent abrasions to the plastic windows, I used a bath towel when folding the top and placing it in the trunk.

[@tomtugboat]

Looks great ! Love the red with the tan interior and the black top !

[@uweziegenbein3114]

Absolutely fine work, Congrats to you guys!

[@oboeviolin]

Great work.. I hope you got the photos of my original car. Included were the little hook for the forward end of the top and how the strap should be attached on the front most part of the frame. Also there should be two small leather pieces (about 4.5 x 1.5 inches) that go between the top and the aft most horizontal part of the frame. This keeps the frame from abraiding the top. I haven't had my top on for 30 years so it probably isn't too important. Looking forward to seeing and hearing it out on the road this fall.

[@billgoin4004]

now when you get it on the road if the fasteners make noise on the cross bar you can put some hot water pipe foam on the bar to stop the noise.

[@lordruvane]

I would use heavy duty picture hangers hooks to replace your welded originals, they are plated so they will not rust to quickly. Just cut them down and pop rivet into place. I’ll send you a phot of the original placement.

[@robertlewis2]

Job well done! What's next?

[@alanm.4298]

One of the comments below suggests the hook and loop fastener at the top of the windscreen frame is an anti-theft feature. I can tell you from experience it also helps keep out the rain while driving! 😳 The little hook or tab on the windscreen pillar is just a flat piece of metal tack welded on and bent into shape. If you wanted to duplicate the original it would probably be possible with minimal damage to the paint, just a little touch up needed. It's hidden behind the rubber weather strip, anyway. The metal hook/tab needs to be fairly stout (14 gauge or thicker?) to keep from bending because it will have continuous strain from the elastic strap whenever the top is installed. I wouldn't trust one or two pop rivets to hold it in place. Screws or spot welds. Overall, the top looks great and your installation very good. One question... Was the top frame originally painted white? It was on my TR4 (registered '64, but actually built in 1962). The old scratched up, yellowed white paint on mine was sandblasted off and it was powder coated black, so now looks much like yours. But I ended up getting an original hard top (sometimes mistakenly called a "surrey" top), so am not using it.

[@roundtailrestoration]

Nice and tight. Looks good, guys. Was the black top original, do you know? My heritage certificate had a white top with the same Signal Red. Just curious.

[@darrellwalker1934]

Probably too late to tell you this, but they make a tool to install the snaps that fit on vice grips. The advantage is you don't need to take the top off every time. :)

[@MostEasterlySteve]

Great work again chaps! Just so you know the hook arrangement you talk about at the end of the video does not really make a functional difference to the hood as such. It was a very basic anti-theft measure. Because these tops don't have a true folding frame with internal release levers like the later Triumphs you could get the hood off from outside the car. Those hooks high up on the A-pillar behind the door seal provided a means by which (assuming the windows were fully wound up and the doors were locked), the hood could not easily be removed. I see your hood does not have the eyes attached to hook over the little tabs on the A-pillar. Were they supplied? They are quite distinctive. Spitfire Mk2 owner here, which features exactly the same arrangement. My hood is ancient and does have one 'eye' still properly attached and it appears to be fixed with a rivet of some type The other 'eye' has been botched up by a previous owner so I need to address that somehow. I accidentally snapped off one of the tabs on the windscreen frame (they are quite brittle) but intend to replace it with a small pan head screw at some point. They are intended to be more or less hidden behind/just in front of, the door seal. To my knowledge after-market hoods just don't provide the means to attach to this fixing anyway so maybe it's not worth bothering with. Look forward to your next video!

[@ralphcap2476]

great job so is this the end of wegs garage.