hood seams in the wrong place??

[cliff]

Hi all,

my convertible's present hood has the seams showing on the inside, ie the seams are not behind the hoops by about two inches.
i am right in saying the hoops should be directly under the seams am i not?

i'm beginning to wonder if i have the correct hood frame?
my car is a genuine 1966 and i have four hoops to the frame - the back one above the rear window, three in the middle and the front bar that bolts down.

the only other style of frame (i think) is one less hoop on the split-screen.
if there is no other style of frame then why don't my seams run behing the hoops?

can anyone with a convertible check to see if their seams are behind the hoops and also tell me the distance to the centre of each of their hoops?

my measurements are (from the front): 14ins to the second; 12.5ins to the third; 14ins to the fourth; 17ins to the last one above the back window.

the reason for all this is i've just received a new mohair hood and the seams are in the same place as the hood that is currently on the car, this would suggest that the frame isn't right!!

[Kevin]

If you get stuck you can always ask Canterbury Convertibles
http://www.morrisminorconvertible.co.uk/

[cliff]

i've left a message at CC but all i really need to know is the approximate measurement between the hoop above the rear window and the next one towards the front? mine is 17ins but the hood suggests it should be nearer to 15ins.
come on guys (and gals) tell us your measurements!

[Willie]

It's late and the car is in the garage. I cannot raise the hood in there so will
have to do the measurements tomorrow. I can say that yes, the seams are
in line with the hood irons because the ends of the seams are meant to hook
over the outer ends of the irons to keep the hood taut and they couldn't do
this with your example!

[Willie]

My hood frame also has four metal bars plus the front wooden one.
the measurements from the rear (above window) to the front, centre to centre of the bars are: 14 1/2", 13 3/4", 12 5/8", and 12 7/8" to the rear of the wooden bar.

[Willie]

Have sent you two PM's