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mailman
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 Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: Ragtop short rails.... |
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I know that there were both aluminum and plastic short rails for the two-fold ragtop, depending on the year of manufacture. Would they be interchangeable?
For whatever reason, I don't like the plastic ones......
Also, would it be possible to fabricate aluminum short rails by cutting down aluminum long rail extrusions? I have a spare set of long rails that aren't the greatest.... 
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Alan Willis
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yes,and yes
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mailman
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That's good news! Any tips I could use before I start in on my spare long rails?
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Alan Willis
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Use your existing short rails as a template 
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kaferfahrt
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Ragtop short rails.... |
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These plastic short rails fit my '57 just fine and function great. It's not a show car and finding new/used aluminum ones is expensive! Wonder why no one makes after market plastic short rails like these? Bet people would buy them.
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AlteWagen
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slave1pilot
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| Posted: Yesterday 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Ragtop short rails.... |
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Ol’ Herb has the one piece aluminum rails
His ragtop is from 63
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my3bugs
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| Posted: Yesterday 10:06 am Post subject: Re: Ragtop short rails.... |
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ya , i have seen the short ones made from long ones cut up . Kotch's or someone was selling em . maybe you searched the wrong words as i see some here in the classifieds .
as i recall the earlier long rail cant be used for the short piece as it has slots for a rubber rail . |
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