ShckByte

Yes, where you have the top mud is where I have the cracking on both sides.

So I imagine the place where it is cracked on both sides is where the studs were. Thanks for everyone's feedback and saved time I have gained by not pursuing a new top! I'll just repair the cracks and move on. Thanks.

I'd imagine the only way to know if it's an early or late '70 is the VIN...not sure of that atm. The previous owner didn't have it long, so I'm lost on its history. I have had it about a year now and have been slowly getting it back to shape. Vinyl tops can be a bear, but if kept up look nice.

I'm not totally sure what they did to tell you the truth. I've never had a car where the top was taken off previously. I wished I saw what it looked like before, but the two sides (one more prominent than the other) is cracking. I'd imagine they just put mud on it and it shrunk when the paint and sun hit it over time. Body work isn't a problem, it's just having to get the whole painted again that I'm not looking forward to.

I'm considering putting my vinyl top back on considering the person before me took it off, but didn't do that great of a job of it. The paint was nice, but the metal on the sides are coming through (metal rail?) Anyway, if I do this, does anyone have tips on putting it back on properly and with the correct trim? I have a '70 MC. Thank you.

I'll keep my eyes and ears open for the next one...thanks all!

Thanks for the links and info everyone. Rick, if you could ask about the rear end I'd appreciate it. Just want to get her back on the road where she belongs and not in my garage getting dusty.

This would be great, however, not knowing how to do most mechanical work since I'm an artist has been my downfall. Wouldn't even know where to begin is my problem in order to do what you have mentioned...and yes, this was what I wanted to do ever since it gave up the ghost. Thanks.

Well my 70 MC's rear end finally died a few months back and I haven't the money yet to replace it, but will. Any suggestions on getting a rear end that won't break the bank. I'm located in Northern Virginia and would love to get her back on the road by Spring...as well as the other issues she seems to have with starting. Thanks.

I see from the photo that the ground strap goes from the headlight switch, but I had a blue wire as well.

Do you have the (as shown) a ground going to the cluster gauge? This is where I think I have one of the problems. Thank you for the pict.

Wow, thanks so much for the picts, that does help a lot. I will print these out so I can work on it tomorrow and this weekend.

Ah, so much to learn and do...always been a body mod man...never the mechanics! I need to just look at what I have to understand what you are saying. I'd imagine the cluster plug you are mentioning is the one that goes into the left side (off the main wiring harness)...correct? If so, I pushed it in as far as I could...but to tell you the truth it seemed like there still was some space. I'll probably be pulling my hair out starting Friday evening through Sunday to get this right. Starting to stress me out considerably! Not good when you wake up at night thinking about it, lol. I guess next time I will take picts before I take something apart (like I was telling myself)...getting old(er) is fun;)

I am having the same issue with no lights in my gauges. I believe I don't have it grounded correctly and can't get to it until this weekend. One thing is I don't get any reading from my fuse...what could cause this? Not grounded correctly?

So does anyone have a pict where the ground should go on the headlight switch...not even sure if my gas gauge is working either because I accidentally touched it when opening the case. I'm sure that doesn't matter, but somewhere along the line, something isn't connected correctly.