How NOT To Install A Convertible Top - 1969 Shelby Mustang GT 500 Auto Upholstery DIY How To
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- Опубликовано: 27 мар 2022
- DIY How To This car got a new convertible top when restored. But the customer hated it. The fit was so bad, nothing was measured, just eyeballed... I will be pointing out what Not to do when installing a new convertible top. New school new style top pads for a Nissan 370 do not belong on a $300,000 1969 Mustang Shelby GT 500 convertible. You will see the right old-school top pads go on this car. Also, I needed to make a correct convertible top boot.
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I really appreciate your knowledge and your ability to convey it in a straight forward manner. Having said that, your sense of humor is 'off the charts'!
Hello Duane, Thank you so much for all of your kind words! I really appreciate it! Please keep watching!
Great video - I nearly fainted when you started to cut it with a pair of scissor but had full confidence that you would correct the problem. Great work!
Hello Tim, Got Cha! Thanks you so much for your kind words. Thanks for watching!
I am blown away...you are not only a true artist but a great teacher...awesome!!
Hello Old Rocker, Wow, I don't know what to say,,, But to thank you for all the wonderful kind words! Please keep watching!
Putting aside your excellent work ethic, skill set and decades of experience ; I find the trust and confidence the Shelby owner has in you to be the truest measure of you as a craftsman and extraordinary human being. Thank you for investing your finite time and resources to graciously and generously share your lifestyle and work space with your viewers and subscribers. All the best of good health, long life and prosperity to you and yours👍.
Hello Ray, Wow! I really appreciate all the wonderful kind words! Thank you and please keep watching!
Wish I had your video 30 years ago when I put a new top on my Mustang Convertible
Hi Charger, I guess 30 years ago was not meant to be. Thanks for watching!
Awesome convertible top for an awesome car! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the kind words. Thanks for watching!
Very nice, I appreciate the skills you have, love the attention to detail!
Thank you for your kind words! By me showing these techniques, hopefully, someone benefits!
with that engine i heard that Ford used to say the engine itself needed to be taken out of the engine Compartment in order to change all the SparkPlugs for a tune Up although i was told by a Car Owner that it could be unbolted from the engine mounts and tilted or lifted enough to access that one Plug for removal and replacement BTW my Dad was a Mustang Enthusiast i had a couple of first generation ones but nothing that special i did not catch the style of the Pad but that’s probably most of my Convertibles I’ve owned have been British and Antique British Sports Cars that don’t use any padding or headliner in the Tops i like your videoes i am a hobbyist Upohlstery guy that is now retired and i watch your videoes to learn new tricks,techniques , and what i’ve been doing incorrect i actually got into it because i wanted to do some of my own Vinyl and Canvas work on my Boats and Repairs on my Vintage and Antique Sports Cars not just to save money but to have more Control over meeting deadlines
Hello Craig, you sound like a really busy guy. Kind of like me... Thanks for watching!
What a true craftsman. Amazing job & attn to detail. 👍
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Beautiful job. Now I want to try one! Thanks for the video.
Hello Cold, You are so welcome and thank you! Trying is brave, I say go for it. Please keep liking and watching!
I’ve enjoyed every video I watched
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Great work ethic! Question everything!
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Great video Boss, you get to work on the coolest stuff
Thanks! For more cool stuff see rudolphsupholstery.com
Not a Ford fan but .... That car is a beauty!!
I agree,. Many car makers have their own special cars.
My bmw aftermarket top was good quality material and good fit, but they did not use solar thread to sew it up so after a very few years the thread started disintegrating from the UV.
Oh wow, what a tragic situation. Sometimes the aftermarket companies cut corners to reduce cost.
Awesome 👌
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@@oldschoolautoupholstery I really wanna learn more I watch All your videos God bless you thank you
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Nice work. I also have an '88 GT convertible - and a new top kit. Not ready to put it on yet though.
Hi! Thank you! I think you should just do it! That's why you bought the top right? Thanks for watching!
GT 500!!
Yessuurreee!
uff nice car
I can only imagine what its condition was when he found it in a Costa Rican rainforest...
Was the problem with a poor made aftermarket top? Or was it a problem with the installer of the top did a bad job? What top brands do you like to use?
This was an Installer fail. The original installer never took any measurements and only guessed the whole thing. I trust Robbins and EZ on brands.
Ok, "Not attached" "Cardboard"..
PLEASE.. Tell us what it should be.. Srewed in from underneath?? Glued in? What kind of glue??
Cardboard- ok.. should it be wood? Soft or hard wood? Plastic?
Hello Oceanside, Sorry to say that is not a how-to video. Originally the tacking strip is a pressed cardboard. Replacement is polyurethane glued in with the same polyurethane glue that is used for gluing in windshields. This is really a video for experienced upholsters about what not to do. Thanks for watching!
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I'm a body man over 50 years experience and I am going to put a top on a 1989 Dakota convertible it is a very small top I think I can manage it but I'm trying to familiar myself with things and I have never attempted a top but around here in Dayton Ohio nobody's got any help everybody's backed up months.. I'm just gonna do it myself.
thank you , and FJB for screwing up the workforce.
@@oceanside2152 Hello Ocean side, I think you can do it! You are very handy with experience. Thanks for watching!