Correct tonneau stud pattern for 427 cobra

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by Dcmgt

I hear you Jim, but if all the tops and tonnaus are the same age, you would expect them all to be shrunk, unless perhaps differences in weather exposure between them effected some more than others. I also seem to recall it was one outboard pin that wouldn't line up on some and another outboard one near it would fit (?).



If it's the same car I'm referring to, the main issue was not the pins sliding in, but the leading/front edge of the plexi was interfering or overlapping improperly at the windshield frame. This is one of the very few cars that I'm aware of in recent times that was restored using almost all original parts (owner traveled across the country to work out deals getting what he needed), if that gives you a better idea.

They won’t age (shrink) at the same rate if they are regularly mounted (and stored) on the car. It is the non-use that allows them to shrink. This is true for tops also. It’s best to fit the top when warm and store mounted through the winter. When mine shrunk, most of the snaps would fit, it was a couple on each side that would not make it even with the tonneau unzipped.

Yes, we’re talking about the same car. I know the pins were a problem. After asking for some measurements to confirm his side curtains length, he said he found and solved the problem.