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3767 Number: 3766 From: "Sandy Block" Date: Sat Oct 11, 2003 11:20 am Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] got my car!! a few q's...
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Re: [ASC McLaren ] got my car!! a few q's...
Dick, Hank has them. http://ascmclaren.com Click the spinning "e" and write to him. If it's only a couple of stress cracks, a bodyshop can repair & paint the existing one. I hear tell that they are a living nightmare to remove! Might wanna consider replacement as a last resort.
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Dick & Terrie" <rjohnson67@s...> wrote: > Hello Y'all! > > While we are on this subject of open spaces where the top fits the surfaces of the car: Where can I find a new windshied gasket. I do need to replace mine all the way from the botton left to the bottom right as well as along the top of the windshield. > > Thanks, > > Dick at Myrtle Beach > ----- Original Message ----- > From: SNP Marq > To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:08 PM > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] got my car!! a few q's... > > > Ok.... I am still not getting a clear picture on this. That fitment info I gave would cover that hatch area, whether it is up or down. > > Now I am not sure, but I believe you are referring to the potential gaps that may occur between : > a) the ragtop and the top part of the driver and passenger window, or > b) the side of the ragtop and where it almost comes in contact with the body of the car, directly behind each of the driver and passenger windows, or > c) where the back of the ragtop comes in contact with the rear hatch cover.... > > For A and B, on my car, there is a gap that I could conceivably push my fingers through. But it sufficiently overhangs the window so that water would be thrown out and beyond the window. Similarly in the B position, there is also a bit of a gap that would permit me to put my fingers through. > > In both the A & B scenario, I think this is normal for the way the McLaren ragtop was designed to fit on these cars. And possibly with some age shrinkage it might even become a little more pronounced. > > In the case of C, I think that is where the best 'sealing' of the ragtop occurs and there should be no light or 'space for putting fingers through. > > I do not know if the rag on my McLaren is the original rag or a subsequent replacement unit. I almost suspect that it is a replacement ragtop, simply due to the absolutely horrible manner in which the entire car was maintained. > > So... what I am seeing may be typical of an aftermarket ragtop ( whose source of origin is unknown ). But from what I gather, even within the various model years of Mc, there appears to be at least 2 official styles of genuine Mc ragtops ( not including the various colors or material - I am just referring here to the way the tops were cut and pieced together ). > > At this point Sandy could probably step in and give us the official word on how many 'genuine' variations on the officially supplied McLaren ragtops there were altogether. > > Marq > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jeremymccurdy > To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 8:26 PM > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] got my car!! a few q's... > > > wow....thanks for taking the time Marq --unfrotunately.... I'm > referring to the fit when the top is up(!) it's tight around the > sides of the car - is this normal?? I'm sorry I wasn't clear and I > made you write all that but I really appreciate it... If you have any > ideas about my problem now (or if that's just the way it's supposed > to be), I'd appreciate it (again). Thanks alot Marq, you're the man- > Jermey > >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "SNP Marq" <infosyssec@i...> wrote: > > I am still having a hard time visualizing how that cover hatch > could leave so much of a gap that you could poke your fingers > through. Seems very odd. > > > > If the gap is prominently at the back section of the hatch, where > it almost comes in contact with the rear trunk lid, then possibly you > should check how the hatch mechanism 'hold down' is bolted into > place. > > > > There are three areas where you can make adjustments to the fitment > of the hatch cover. The first two are the ones located nearest to > the door pillars. Those ones tend to give you back and forth > adjustments. HINT : Don't go too far back with your adjustments or > it will snare the trunk lid and be a 'b*tch' to open. When > I 'accidentally' did that myself, I had to pop open the trunk in > order to unsnare the hatch piece. > > > > The other adjustment point is where the hatch actually locks > down. It is the mechanism that engages when you go to pop open the > hatch. On my silly car there is just a wire leading to it. I don't > know what it is suppose to look like on an untainted McLaren. It > looks like a trunk latch mechanism - but we are not talking 'in the > trunk' here - this one is located where the hatch cover clicks > down. This one can be adjusted to give up and down positioning to > the hatch cover. It almost seems like this is the one you are > talking about for being able to slip fingers into the car's > compartment. > > > > In one last clarification, I hope we are not simply talking here > about the way the rag tog fits on to the hatch cover. The > adjustments that I have been talking about all concern the hatch > cover that hides your rag top under it when it is down. > > > > Oh...and while I am babbling here. What I was trying for when I > made the adjustments to my hatch cover was to get a 1/8th inch gap > along the sides of the car and across the back area of the hatch > cover where it lines up along side the trunk lid. > > > > To complete my adjustments I had to make adjustments also to the > way the trunk lid was put on. The two hinge arms that hold the trunk > lid in place, each have two adjustment bolts on them. By loosening > those bolts slightly you can draw the trunk lid closer to the hatch > cover or back it off. Also, because of the way the trunk lid arms > are angled, it also affects the height that the trunk lid lines up > against the rear quarter fenders. > > > > Mostly it is just a game of fidgeting with the bolts and > adjustments until you reach the best possible positioning of the > parts. I was able to get a 1/8th inch fitment to the trunk lid and > the hatch cover. > > > > I assume that somewhere in my poor car's history, they had > physically removed all these parts during their attempts to rebuild > it ( or whatever they attempted to do ). When they went to re- > install the parts they appeared to just slam the parts back together > with not much attention to the proper fitment. > > > > Anyhow, hope this gives you some ideas on what to poke around with. > > > > Marq > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: jeremymccurdy > > To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:22 AM > > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] got my car!! a few q's... > > > > > > Yes, the rubber seal is still in place - it just doesn't seal > flush > > to the body; I can slide my fingers under it into the car from > the > > outside- maybe this weekend I'll see if I can adjust it... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >