I’m in the process of putting new sockets and bows from John’s on my car. I have a new top also. I have done a few searches and I am not able to figure out how long the sockets with the bows are supposed to be. I think I could figure out the upright one and the front but I don’t know how long to make the back one. Is it a little bit of trial and error? Or is there a specific dimension?
Thank you in advance.
Brian
1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
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greenacres36
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Re: 1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
I found these on an older forum post, hopefully they are accurate. 
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Mark Strange
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
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greenacres36
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Re: 1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
That is great! It looks like it’s probably the right one unless somebody out there has different information. I’ve looked everywhere for that thank you.
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Erik Johnson
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Re: 1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
The above drawings are for a 1923-25 one-man top which has very different geometry than 1915 two-man top.
There are "The Ford Owner's" magazine drawings which show the dimensions of the two-man tops. They have been posted a few times over the years on the forum. They will help you determine the height of the respective bows.
For example:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/11 ... 1263181825
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50 ... 1232855463
I've been helping my dad put a new top on his 1917 touring and the respective touring drawing seems to be accurate so I presume the roadster drawing is also accurate.
There are "The Ford Owner's" magazine drawings which show the dimensions of the two-man tops. They have been posted a few times over the years on the forum. They will help you determine the height of the respective bows.
For example:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/11 ... 1263181825
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50 ... 1232855463
I've been helping my dad put a new top on his 1917 touring and the respective touring drawing seems to be accurate so I presume the roadster drawing is also accurate.
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greenacres36
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Re: 1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
You’re absolutely right I jumped the gun on that. It is still nice to have those drawings for the one-man top. Thank you so much for posting those drawings for the older cars. That’s the one I need.
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Re: 1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
I wish I had known about Murray Fahnestock's drawings before I installed my new top.
I might have done a better job of it.
I might have done a better job of it.
The inevitable often happens.
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
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Re: 1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
When I was Googling to find the drawings, I also found this one where the late, great R.V. Anderson posted that the dimensions in the Ford Owner/Fahnestock drawings match those in the Ford factory drawings.
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/33 ... 1372028072
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/33 ... 1372028072
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Re: 1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
Oops! The drawings I posted are indeed for a one-man top. Here is what I could find about the two man top:
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Mark Strange
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
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Re: 1915 Runabout top sockets and bows.
December 17, 2016 posted "I used that diagram to do the top on my '14 Runabout and it worked for me and I think the top is the same for '14 and '15."
January 01, 2014 "The dimensions for the 1915-1922 roadster tops are shown in Murray Fahnestock's diagram".
January 01, 2014 "The dimensions for the 1915-1922 roadster tops are shown in Murray Fahnestock's diagram".
When did I do that?