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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 07:27 PM
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Default 74 tops on an 80?

Will they fit?


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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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Default Re: 74 tops on an 80? (chuckb01)

Personally I don't know of anyone who has tried it, normally it's the other way around :)
But I'm curious, why would you want to ?
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 08:48 PM
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Default Re: 74 tops on an 80? (chuckb01)

The shape will fit, but the locking mechanism is different.
I adapted "Moonroofs" to fit on my 1980.
A big job, would not recommend it for "normal" tops.
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 08:58 PM
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Default Re: 74 tops on an 80? (Anar76)

saw a potentially good deal on some mirror tops, and thought they would look better than mine. If it is too much work, i wont worry about it.
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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 12:28 AM
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Default Re: 74 tops on an 80? (chuckb01)

I found that there was a difference fron 76 to 77 and I know in 78 there is no back clamp it's a pin instead and you use only one lever per side
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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 12:46 AM
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Works pretty good if you take off the WHOLE top and replace though. :D See sig. :jester
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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 10:41 AM
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Default Re: 74 tops on an 80? (2nspire)

The '74s have a clamp on the front and a clamp on the back. The '80s have one front clip that pushes a pin into the back side.

If you are going to put them on you have to convert to one of the two locking styles. I would say the better one is the '80 but it is also more difficult to fabricate.
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