History Carson top/interior restoration on Valley Customs 40 Ford

Great post.

It is educational to watch how Tom uses digital photography combined with those post-it-notes to document all important dimensions as he tears things apart. Definitely a trick I've not done enough of. I usually end up jotting things down on paper and also take a separate photo, but I don't combine the two into one.

I would guess that he took so many photos mostly for his benefit upon rebuild.

 

I've been using a sharpie and 3x5 recipe cards lately. The nice thing is, if you get a box of zip lock type bags, you can throw the cards in with anything you take out!

Of course, I've not tackled a Carson top but it is on my list of things to try!

Thanks, Rik, nice work putting this together for us and Tom is a jewel. His work is stunning. You can recreate but it takes a master to restore something like that.

 

what a super post! thanks

 

I know this is a very old thread,but I'd love to see more pics of the making of the back seat.

 

You are a smart man for not just ripping off the top like most guys would do.Taking photos and documenting every detail pays off later. You do awesome work.