MoParts
With every post I feel better for having sold the car to you!
Hey John Q. - Isn’t there a post somewhere that a certain SF convertible is loaded with a considerable amount of Belvedere DNA. Just asking??
Dick.
The rare Sport Belvedere model Dick?
Yes, but let a sleeping dog (Matthew) lie! That dog don’t hunt anymore Richard!
John Q.
Outstanding that ACE Hardware still has our convert tops frames available…Not! 
Good score Matthew!
John Q.
Wow! I just think of poor Vic Barone down under, paying his bodyman a king’s ransom to have his header bar re-constructed.
You have an exceptionally rare piece of hardware there, Matthew! Guard it with your life! Put Bode on patrol!
All the parts that won’t fit my suitcase are going into a container that is shipped to the Netherlands.
I am keeping everything as spare parts.
These parts are hard to find here but impossible to find I Europe!
I have myself on guard here 
Excellent find, Matthew!!
It took me a year and a half to find a good header bow, and it cost more than the car did!
The rest of the steel pieces I will have to probably make, as they are so rusty. Luckily I met some Swedish fellows that crafted the other bows, so I have them on hand now.
—John
My second day at home now. It has been 2 busy days.
Expect some updates tomorrow! And I will have more things done by then
Now check this out!
Second movie outside
Driving it for the first time after the break
Of course it’s really hard to operate a power seat 
She finally figured it out a little bit
Pics!
Old vs New
Top really sits lower
Working on the power seat
The one with the big buld on it was melting away the plastic in the speedo, replaced them all
Lights!
Got the breather tube on
With the top cover on
Folds down pretty good
Great information you have shared!
- You replaced the instrument cluster, so I won’t be held responsible for those over-sized dash light bulbs!
- Yes, the power seat never worked well for me. Glad to see Matthew is fixing it!
3)Just one replacement convertible top arm made all that difference in the folded height??? or did you do something more? - I will be very curious to know if the replacement carburetor improves the performance.
- Draft tube looks great.
1: those bulbs were in there, I spotted the melted plastic on the old cluster. I changed them to prevent it to the one that’s in now. These give more light also. Not sure if these will melt the plastic too but we know it when I get this one out again. Maybe someday.
2: took me an hour or 2 but it works. Still have to lube some things and the circuit breaker kicks in every now and then. Motor stays cold so have to figure it out.
3: I replaced both arms. I couldn’t get the cylinders in (put new ones in including motor) and found out that the arms going all the way back were set up different. Passenger side was all the way to the front and drivers side was all the way to the back. Had the adjust them both but it’s perfect now.
4: me too! I will get to that later. Want to do the power steering pump first.
5: yes! Have to do some touch up on it but it makes a huge difference there. The old lip of the tube was still on the bracket. Who knows what happened with it
Already have some things ready but will update tomorrow night probably
It seems I have no defense regarding those dash lightbulbs. 
The folding top mechanism may have been adjusted by the people fitting the new fabric, but I recall just prior to selling it trying to improve on the folding by messing with the adjustments.
Matthew, you are proof that the car is in better hands than it was with me! 
They worked! Who knew that they were a little bit too big? I found out when I had the speedo out. If I didn’t do that I would never know.
I am doing my best Roger, that’s all I can do. So far it’s working out.
Sometimes it’s difficult but I’ll find my way to fix things.