Top Bow Clearance?

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Top Bow Clearance?
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By P. Jamison on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 05:32 pm:

I'm replacing my missing roadster top bows and sockets, so I have the opportunity to adjust the total height to suit my own height. How much head clearance should I allow? That is, the ideal space from the bottom of the middle bow to the top of the driver's head.

Thanks,

Phil


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Daron - Brownsburg IN on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 05:50 pm:

Anything other than original will only devalue the car. You don't say what year,but the curved metal bows are already fixed.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By P. Jamison on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 06:12 pm:

Perhaps OT, but my car is a 1913 Metz. It's similar to a Model T in design. Could anyone tell me what top bow height Ford used (measurement from seat to bow)?

Phil


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By P. Jamison on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 09:43 pm:

I see the height from where the top iron connects to the seat is 32". Could someone tell me the distance from the seat cushion to the top iron connection?

Phil

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/130382.jpg


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Danuser on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 11:20 pm:

P. Jamison I'd also like that info as I'm putting a 13 Metz model 22 rdster body on a T accy car, I have NOS bows, no wood bows. I have a few photo's of a Metz 13 rdster taken in the Petit Jean Ark meuseum (sp) several years ago, I don't know whether the car is still displayed or not


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By P. Jamison on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 07:34 am:

John... I took pictures of the 1913 Metz 22 sold by Bonhams last month in Philadelphia. Go here to see them:

http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r24/mortier9/Bonhams%20Metz/

On this original car, the height from the seat to the middle bow is 38". The I.D. of the bows is 40.75".

You can also check my blog at the AACA Forum:

http://forums.aaca.org/f190/1913-metz-22-a-295061.html



Phil


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