- Removed moisture barrier from passenger door ( Read more... )

- Inspected clutch lines, installed speed-bleeder valve, and flushed and bled clutch ( Read more... )

- Glued the remaining pieces of weatherstripping in place on the hard top
- Mounted the hard top on the car and adjusted latches

- Adjusted weatherstrip and deck grabbers on SnugTop

Well, I'm still not crying. Yet.  After adjusting the deck grabbers and moving the back/bottom edge of the weatherstripping outward, it seems to seal relatively well.  I think that perhaps I can finally put the top on some time relatively soon.

- Test fit of SnugTop with OEM weatherstrip ( Read more... )

- Installed the Mazda OEM weatherstrip to the SnugTop ( Read more... )

$265.04 - Mazda OEM Hardtop door weatherstrip retainers, door weatherstrip, and deck grabber plates ( Read more... )

- Aligned and compared fitment of Snugtop vs OEM hard top
- Disassembled and inspected "Frankenstein" grabbers

The closer you look, the more obvious the differences in build quality between Mazda OEM and Snugtop hard top become.  The "Frankenstein" deck grabbers are nearly identical to the OEM items, but the grabber plates have a shorter "saddle" ( Read more... )

- Tested backer-stuffed weatherstripping on car ( Read more... )

- Inserted backer rod foam into weatherstripping ( Read more... )