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MG MGA - Hardtop ID

Hi, I have just recently bought a cheap Hardtop on ebay just for a bit of fun and something to do in the winter restoring it. Its fibreglass any idea who made it? the fixing on the front screen rail is provided by 3 brass triangular pieces that tie up with mouldings in the fibreglass, it looks like you need to drill the return on the windscreen to take the brass fixings, not keen on doing that so will find another way. There are holes to take the post on top of the screen, the only other fixing points I can see are 2 holes on the rear bottom bar the correspond to the hood retainer thingies.
The rear window is ressessed into the hardtop, I will need to make a new rear window from Perspex and bend it to a former made out of MDF and heat from a heat gun or hair drier, even thought of using a low heat on a gas barbeque, also will need all the rubber bits, any thoughts.
Regards
Dave
1500

Dave Swinburne

Another pic

Dave Swinburne

Start here: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/top/top2.htm
Look at pictures of the Aftermarket Hardtops. There are about a dozen models already posted. As fate works, it may turn out to be "none of the above", in which case I can post is as another "unknown" model until it may be identified.
Barney Gaylord

Thanks Barney, not sure its any of them, another pic showing front screen fixing.
Cheers
Dave
Dave Swinburne

Looks lie the front fixing would have been some kind of 'J' bolt.
J Bray

The rubber can be purchases from the wide variety of aftermarket rubber moldings that are available.

If your top was one of a small production run, it is very likely the trims were sourced from other readily available parts rather than "bespoke" parts.

http://www.rubbertrim.co.uk/

JIM in NH
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