Miata Mailing List: June 1997, Message #199
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From: 	mrmiata@icx.net (scott and woody)

Subject: Re: Double hoop rollbar?

Date: 	Mon, 2 Jun 1997 21:33:04 -0500





>

>I'd like to know the same as well



See my previous post. :^)



.....  I've also noticed that the use of a

>real roll bar seems to preclude the use of the conv. boot.  ...or is there a

>special boot out there that has slots/holes for the brace of a real roll bar?



That special boot is your stock one. You merely need to pick out some stitching

in the lower part of the boot that connects the bottom horizontal piece to the

vertical piece that runs around the inside of the car. Confused? I'll try some

ASCII art... bear with me... here goes...



----         ---- << Horizontal piece that runs around the top of the boot

   |         | << Vertical piece

   |_________|

   ^   ^^^^^  Horizontal piece that lies flat on the rear deck.

   ^

   |

   pick out the stitching here and its corresponding stitching on the driver's

side of the car. Go back until the stitching curves from fore/aft to

port/starboard. Continue for an inch or two. Tie the stitching off so that it

doesn't unravel anymore. It should fit around the rear braces. To get a finished

look, sew some welting around the unstitched edges and attach a couple of pieces

of the hook side of hook/loop Velcro to the underside of the boot so that it

sticks to the carpeting. Remember, the use of a rear-braced rollbar precludes

the preferred unzipped window. I use a large, soft towel rolled into a cylinder

to put in the window as I drop the top, allowing the zipper to remain closed

and keeping the window from being creased.



Woody can be found in Keith's stripe registry. There you can see a full shot of

her, with her boot on. It doesn't show how to pick the stitching out, but it

does show how she looks with her rollbar and boot together.



Scott and Woody, booted and barred.



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