Can you "fix" a bad top install?
good picture tutorial for the beginner .
Barracuda Convertible Top Installment - Mopar Muscle
it look like he/they put the rear curtain OVER the tack strip instead of under it. that will help cause wrinkles. (first step would be to remove the screws of the rear section of the top and then fix the rear curtain(rear plastic window)) once that is straightened out and put under the metal tack strip then you have a shot and fixing those wrinkles. the hard part is mostly done and yes it's going to be a bit harder since they cut the material. Go to this link for a quicky top install guide with pictures. It shows the tack strip and how the window mounts. the sides are just pulled the wrong way and need to be pulled correctly into position. it will be a pain(and take a bit of time) since you don't have extra material, BUT you CAN get most of the wrinkles out if not all.I recently bought a '68 Barracuda convertible that the previous owner did a home top install that did not end well. Is it possible to undo the mistakes that were made around the rear well? All the research I've done regarding installing a top, where the issue is is typically where the layout and installation begins. Looking at the attached photos, would I be able to remove the strip and staples and realign and restaple this area, hopefully tightening it up, or does the entire top need to come off. If it did, is it salvageable?
You can kind of see in the first photo there is approximately a 3/8" gap between the seam on the side curtain and the edge of the window section that the side curtain should cover. It looks like the window section needs to be "stretched" across the back and then the side curtain sections need to be pulled further around the back. Can this be done without unattaching it from the rear bow?
From the rear bow forward the top looks fine.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Allan
good picture tutorial for the beginner .
Barracuda Convertible Top Installment - Mopar Muscle
