Witness Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Hi all A simple morning job to remove the hard top and fit the soft top. I should know better by now..... So after removing my hard top Ive found that there are no male hood poppers around the side/rear of where the hood goes, 3 either side. Would I be best fitting the hood then taking the car to a specialist to get these installed? Holes are there but may they need relocating as Im fitting a new retaining bar? After offering the new retaining bar up and found that the holes where the 7 rear hood screws go through to the body dont quite line up and will need drilling, is this a common? When installed I assume the retaining bar is not visible where the screws penetrate it? Final one, on the passenger side the B pillar that takes the 3 hood frame brackets Ive found that the lower lone screw thread from the 3 is not there, would it be detrimental not fitting this screw when the hood goes in? Im assuming so. What would be the best way to get this fixed, Im assuming the the same time I get the poppers installed at a body specialist? Thanks Rob Edited March 9, 2015 by Witness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerrytr5 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Is this a hood and frame that has been fitted to this car previously, or one that you have picked up in order to fit from scratch? It might make a difference to the answers (and the fit) that you get. The hood poppers round the cockpit coaming are fitted with self tappers or pop rivets. The frame to body fixing will need all those three bolts present othewise it will work loose and swivel when you lower & raise the hood. I think that there is a captive plate with tapped holes that the frame bolts into allowing adjustment. If not present or stripped thread you might need to make one. Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Normally The rear hood bar has the hood glued to it and the poppers which are only used for a tonneau or a hood bag are just riveted through the bar and dont penetrate the deck at all. You will need to sort out the bottom retaining screw though if you can get the other two done up sufficiently then you may get away with it. The retaining plate in the "B" post should look like this. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Witness Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Thanks for the comments gents and the pic, to clarify the hood came with the car so I assume it was on it originally. Can you buy the male poppers to fit on the car and are they simple to fit without any specialist tools? Threaded (is access possible?) or rivet? Could you recommend a glue to use for mating the hood and frame? I'm intending to get the car re-spayed in 2017 and the hood will remain mostly down so think I'll wait until then to address the matter with the missing backplate. If this was something I could do with locating a back plate and screwing through it I would, correct me if I’m wrong but access behind the pillar appears minimal and would require a welded plate? Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Witness Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Well most issues are resolved now, can someone please point me in the direction of obtaining the 6 male hood poppers that fit to the car body? Many thanks Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Here you go http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-21-durable-dot-fastener.aspx Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Witness Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Brilliant thanks Stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.