Wanted soft top strap brackets

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I need a complete set of both the half round and flat brackets that hold the webbing to the soft top frame
 
I needed one and fabricated it from a piece of 1/2" copper pipe. The thickness is right. A little cutting, bending, drilling, grinding and painting and you can't tell it from the others.
 
These are the retainers on an unmolested/unmodified top frame with its original strap. They are NOT half round... I did look in the factory Alpine parts book (Body Fittings series 3 on) and can find no listing at all for the strap, or the retainers. This is probably a top frame for a Mk1a or a MK2, but aside the difference for the cable tension or the velcro method, I was not aware that there was a different top frame. Can anyone shed some light on any possible difference for the Mk1 top frame?
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There was a change from 3 straps on the series 3/IV alpine and MKI tiger to the 2 strap on series V and MKia/II Tigers. The header rail doesn't have the middle indent iirc
Austin Healer said:
These are the retainers on an unmolested/unmodified top frame with its original strap. They are NOT half round... I did look in the factory Alpine parts book (Body Fittings series 3 on) and can find no listing at all for the strap, or the retainers. This is probably a top frame for a Mk1a or a MK2, but aside the difference for the cable tension or the velcro method, I was not aware that there was a different top frame. Can anyone shed some light on any possible difference for the Mk1 top frame
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I have 2 MKI Tigers and #580 top was original. It had both flat and half round webbing brackets and a centre indent on the front header rail. I just had these powdercoated and will send pics later
Tiger 1051 was incomplete and also the 3 strap wire tension style, but less brackets, and other small top bits...............
 
the rounded retainers on a 3 strap top may be similar, or the same as those used on Austin Healeys (all models of big Healey) and are available from Moss under part #805.025 for $5.60 ea.
 
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