1964 Valiant Top Install

Dana67Dart said

On my 67 dart convert.

There is a side strip that goes under the rear glass curtain at the left and right sides.

It attached to the rearmost bow and helps define the rear corners of what would be the quarter puller if it was a fast back.
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The manual mentions that some tops have such fabric piece to set the location of the rear bow when the top is up. Instead, my 1964 has a steel cable on each side with screw adjustment, as seen in the photos. The Shop Manual gives measurements to adjust so the rear bow is in the correct location. You need to use bungie cords to pull the rear bow forward so those cable are tight, until the pads and top are fully installed. In mine, the rear window zipper wound up sitting right against the rear bow.