Airbagit Ratical Tops - Manual (Page 6)

RATICAL SOFT TOP INSTALL
1. THIS INSTALL ASSUMES YOU HAVE ALREADY FOLLOWED HARDTOP
INSTALL AND ARE UPGRADING TO SOFT TOP. ALSO, YOU MUST HAVE CAB
REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLED. IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO, PLEASE
REFER TO HARD TOP INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOVAL OF TOP AND HOW TO
INSTALL REINFORCEMENT BAR BEFORE CONTINUING.
NOTE: READ THROUGH ALL INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY BEFORE
ATTEMPTING INSTALL. ANY MODIFICATIONS MADE TO KIT, OR
INSTALLATION BY UNQUALIFIED PERSON CAN RESULT IN POOR FITMENT,
OR DAMAGE TO KIT AND VEHICLE.
2. BED OF TRUCK WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR FITTING SNAPS AND
TIGHTENING BOLTS PROPERLY. REMOVE SEATS, FLOOR COVERINGS,
MATTING, ETC., AND ALSO ANY INTERIOR TRIM PIECES.
3. ASSEMBLING BACK PORTION OF FRAME: PULL 3/4" TELESCOPING TUBE
FROM 7/8" TUBE. HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT HOLES HAVE NOT BEEN DRILLED
YET, THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN FINAL STEPS. ASSEMBLE FRAME AS
SHOWN IN ILLUSTRATION. POSITION ASSEMBLED BACK PORTION
PRECISELY CENTERED TO REAR OF CAB, TAKING REFERENCE
MEASUREMENTS FROM POINTS SUCH AS OUTER CAB WALL, PILLAR
POSTS, ETC.
4. ATTACH LOWER SQUARE ALUMINUM FRAME TO REAR CAB WALL BY
DRILLING 1/8" HOLES. USE METAL SCREWS TO ATTACH. YOU MUST SPACE
OUT 1" FROM REAR CAB WALL USING CAB REINFORCEMENT BAR OF 1"
SPACERS. WITH FRAME FULLY COLLAPSED, OBSERVE HOW MUCH OF
FRAME RISES ABOVE REAR CAB WALL. IF YOU DESIRE TO LOWER FRAME
POSITION FURTHER, FOLLOW STEPS IN INSERT BOX.
5. TIGHTEN BRACKETS, HOLDING SUPPORTS FIRMLY IN POSITION. SEAL
AROUND BASE ON FLOOR WITH MARINE-TEX OR EPOXY AND HOLD FRAME
TIGHTLY IN PLACE.
6. RAISE TELESCOPING FRAME TO APPROXIMATE INTENDED HEIGHT, USE
TAPE TO HOLD IN PLACE. EXTEND HORIZONTAL SIDE ARMS TO FRONT
WINDSHIELD. ADJUST HEIGHT OF FRAME UNTIL IT PARALLELS TOP OF
DOOR GLASS AT HEIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1/2" ABOVE DOOR GLASS.
TEMPORARILY TAPE IN PLACE. DRILL 1/4" HOLE IN MALE BOW AS
INDICATED BY SMALL DEPRESSION IN PART, UNLESS PREVIOUSLY
DRILLED. INSERT GUIDE PINS AT END OF HORIZONTAL ARMS INTO HOLES.
NOTE: CHECK ALL ALIGNMENT AND MEASUREMENTS BEFORE
PROCEEDING TO NEXT STEPS.
INSTALLING VERTICAL SIDE ARMS AT REAR OF WINDOW:
POSITIONING SIDE ARMS DETERMINE QUALITY OF INSTALL, TAKE TIME
BEFORE PERMANENTLY ATTACHING. THESE ARMS ARE INTENDED TO
MOUNT RIGID, PERMANENTLY TO HORIZONTAL ARMS. USE CLAMPS TO
HOLD IN PLACE WHILE DETERMINING EXACT LOCATION TO MOUNT AND
DRILL HOLES IN HORIZONTAL SIDE ARMS, TRIM TO FIT.
7. ALLOW APPROXIMATELY 1/8" CLEARANCE BETWEEN LOWER PILLAR
POST CAPS AND BOTTOM OF ARM. LINE VERTICAL ARM UP WITH REAR OF
SIDE WINDOW, ALLOWING APPROXIMATELY 1/2" CLEARANCE. OPEN AND
CLOSE DOORS WITH WINDOWS UP TO DOUBLE CHECK FOR PROPER
CLEARANCES.
8. WHEN SATISFIED WITH FIT AND ALIGNMENT, DRILL AND SECURE SIDE
ARMS.
INSTALLING ALUMINUM LEADING EDGE "Z" STRIP:
9. FIND CENTER OF ROOF AND CENTER OF ALUMINUM "Z" STRIP. STANDING
ON FLOORBOARD OF TRUCK, AND STARTING FROM CENTER OF ROOF,
PLACE "Z" STRIP ON TOP OF MALE BOW ON YOUR TRUCK. BE SURE
PROPER EDGE IS FACING FORWARD! DRILL 1/8" HOLE AND INSTALL 1ST
RIVET.
NOTE: ENDS OF ALUMINUM BOW CAN GO OVER RAIN GUTTER ON
NARROW WINDOW FRAME MODELS AND SEALED WINDOW FRAMES, OR
GUTTER CAN BE NOTCHED FORWARD 1" TO ALLOW RAG TOP TO BE PUT
ON WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT TRIM ENDS OFF UNTIL YOU ARE
ABSOLUTELY SURE OF WHERE YOU WANT TO TRIM.
10. "Z" STRIP MUST BE NET IN 2 DIRECTIONS AT ONCE, DO NOT TRY TO
PREBEND BEFORE YOU PUT IT ON ROOF. YOU MUST BEND PART TOWARDS
YOU AND DOWN AT SAME TIME TO CONFORM TO ROOF CURVATURE. DO
NOT USE A METAL HAMMER!! IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY USE A RUBBER
HAMMER, BUT UNLESS THE BEND IS SEVERE, YOU CAN BEND BY HAND.
HOLES ARE PREDRILLED. IF YOU NEED MORE HOLES ON ENDS, DRILL AS
NECESSARY. WHEN YOU GET TO ENDS JUST BEND TO CONFORM TO
ANGLE OF ROOF ON END, TRIM EXCESS.
11. INSTALL 2ND RIVET, BENDING AND SHAPING TO FORM CURVATURE TO
PLASTIC BOW, TAKE CARE NOT TO KINK BY BENDING TOO QUICKLY OR TO
MUCH IN ONE POINT, APPLY EVEN PRESSURE. INSTALL 3RD RIVET, THEN
4TH, AND SO ON UNTIL BOW IS COMPLETELY BENT AND INSTALLED.
NOTE: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU FOLLOW ALTERNATING SIDES AS
SHOWN IN ILLUSTRATION TO KEEP STRIP FROM DISTORTING.
12. INSTALL SOFT TOP HOLD-UP BOWS IN NOTCHES IN CENTER SPAN
BETWEEN HORIZONTAL ARMS. WITH TOP RAISED TO APPROXIMATE
HEIGHT, DRAPE SOFT TOP INTO POSITION, TEMPORARILY TAPING IN
PLACE. MEASURE DISTANCE TO FRONT "Z" STRIP, MARK ALONG STRIP TO
INDICATE WHERE RUBBER "J" CHANNEL IS ATTACHED. ADJUST HEIGHT OF
REAR TELESCOPING TUBE UNTIL TOP IS AT ITS INTENDED HEIGHT, AGAIN
TAPE IN PLACE TEMPORARILY.
COMPLETELY COLLAPSING YOUR FRAME:
A. MARK FLOOR OF CAB PRECISELY WHERE BOTTOM OF
TELESCOPING TUBE MEETS FLOOR, DRAWING ROUND
CIRCLE AROUND IN SAME DIAMETER AS TUBE. HOLES
MUST BE PRECISE SO FRAME TELESCOPES UP AND DOWN
FREELY, SLIGHT OVERSIZE CAN BE DONE IF CENTERED
EXACTLY.
B. REMOVE FRAME. USING CENTER PUNCH, INDICATE
CENTER OF CIRCLE. CHECK AREA UNDER MARKED
LOCATION FOR ANY INTERFERENCE, RELOCATE
INTERFERING PARTS AS ABLE. USING 1" METAL HOLE SAW
BIT, DRILL THROUGH CAB FLOOR, GOING SLOWLY UNTIL
JUST THROUGH FLOOR. FILE HOLE TO SLIGHTLY ENLARGE
AND REMOVE SHARP EDGES.
C. REINSTALL FRAME, LOWERING IT TO YOUR DESIRED
HEIGHT.
D. CONTINUE INSTALL AS OUTLINED FROM STEP 5.
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