Convertible top issues / problems and fixes / remedies

I picked up an exact match for my 66 dart came out of a 93 fox body mustang (and it looked like it had just been replaced in 2007)
the hoses were short by about 4 inches per side. But the sebring right next to it had hoses 2 inches longer and they fit with a little creative rerouting of the bottom hose connection.