Canvas Data

NICE Jeff!

Can you email me a higher-res copy, for inclusion in the overall SB document?

Sean

ps. any more where that came from?

Here is some new original canvas information. This front roof piece belongs to Hamhog:

A little back story. His jeep is #135301. It is a very original and intact jeep that still has the original top that came from the dealer. His top is the early style (10 piece with door handles not on doors), but the tub on his jeep has 4 holes per side where the lower door sockets mount which would indicate that the jeep was designed for a later style top and doors. anywho, There are some differences in his front roof compared to the others we have seen in this thread. If you remember, the CJ2A BOM indicates that the front roof's top deck is a single piece. Sean's front roof is a single piece but Roger's is 2 piece with a french seam down the center. Other than Sean's I have not seen any other early style 2A front roofs that did not have the single french seam down the center mullen46cj2a also has an early top with one seam down the center. Hamhog's however has two seams:

This is the first one I have seen like this.

Another oddity that I have found in his top that I have not seen before is the stitching of the binding. All other original tops that I have seen have the binding sewn on with a chain stitch but this one has a lock stitch:

Looks to me that the sewing machine that sewed this flap on did not have a reverse so at the end of the stitch, they lifted the foot pulled the fabric forward an inch and sewed over the end again to lock the end of the thread.

Binding and turn buttons are the same:

The fabric is a drill and lighter than what I have seen but I think similar to some that Roger has posted. This fabric is about .025 thick:

The distance between eyelets is still the same as original and they slip over the windshield fasteners with ease. In length it has shrank more than an inch:

Edited by jpet - 27 Dec. 2011 at 7:06pm

CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM"

"We do what we can, and we try what we can't"

Maybe I should not feel so guilty about crooked stitching:

CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM"

"We do what we can, and we try what we can't"

Boy that top looks rough! I should have shown you the runs in the paint on the firewall/floor board. Someone must have been sleeping in the QC department.

Dave

trader_reed wrote:

Back to the states is right but only for a week! I've got to do my taxes and other fun stuff! Sorry but you'll have to come over here for the 'good' Guiness.

How about a nicely aged single malt?

Thanks Jeff. Really good information. Everything there looks typical of one of Roger B's tops. That is a fine set of early bows and of course the rare window frames.

Single french seam down the center of the front roof.

Single rivet turnbuttons

Rivet style bows

Driver's door has no turn signal zipper

Thanks for posting! Thumbs Up

CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM"

"We do what we can, and we try what we can't"

The weave may be closer but the color of the the lighter on is obviously closer. I can get the lighter canvas in #10.

What say you on color?

CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM"

"We do what we can, and we try what we can't"

Jeff,

I just took delivery of a full two piece top and one side curtain with Talon Zippers.

Has a lace in front instead of the twist fastners. Would this be for a 3A?

http://48cj2a.com/top.htm

Art C USAF (Retired)

47 CJ2A #134955 Project
48 CJ2A #206759
62 L6226 Station Wagon #58167 10900
45 T3-C #191 Project
http://www.bantamt3c.com
http://www.48cj2a.com

I'll bring it along to the Reunion so you can see it in person.

Maybe you can tell me if the front could be modded for a 2A.

Art C USAF (Retired)

47 CJ2A #134955 Project
48 CJ2A #206759
62 L6226 Station Wagon #58167 10900
45 T3-C #191 Project
http://www.bantamt3c.com
http://www.48cj2a.com