gator79

the guides for my 64 soft top on the header have to be reversed, opposite of what the AIM shows for the pins on the soft top to line up. is my top possibly from a different year?
this is how they have to be installed

66jack

Just guessing...

Does it Seem like the pins you have might be, 2 lefts or 2 rights..?

gbvette62

All 63-67 Soft top frames and guide pins, are basically the same. The only difference I know of is that on 63-65 top frames, the first bow (not the header) is round, while on later 65-67's, the bow is rectangular. The front header, that the pins attach to, is the same on all 63-67 tops.

Do you have the correct front guide pins? The 63-67 convertible pins have a square block on the underside, that fits in a notch in the header. Hardtop pins are flat on the bottom. I don't know that the hardtop pins will even attach to the soft top header, but it's something to look at.

69-75 hardtop and soft top guide pins, are completely different than 63-67's. They use two screws to secure them, not one like 63-67 pins. I think 68 guide pins may attach with only one screw, but I don't know how much different the 68 pins are, from 63-67's.

Original pins had a part number cast into the base, do your pins have a part number, and if so, how does it compare to the part number(s) in your AIM?

gator79

this is the picture from the 64 AIM. by the drawing it looks to be the passenger side.

jrm5657

Your guides are reversed from what I have on my 67. The holes for the pins are inboard. Attached are pics of the guides and the pins on the front softtop header.