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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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It looks like the glass t tops that are available don't have a rear latch mechanism, but they say they will work on our early sharks.

Did all t tops switch over to this front latch only design at some point?

Does anyone with an early shark have this design working successfully?
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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Everyone jumped on my Astro top question and ignored this one.

It looks like in 1978 the mount changed to eliminate the rear mount...is that right? Can a 1978 t-top fit a 1972 roof?
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i put glass t-tops on my 76 and had to use the supplied parts to convert my rear latch part to the newer version and it works great.
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What's involved? I'm looking at glass tops on ebay that won't come with conversion hardware. Is it sold separately somewhere?
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