I'm making new top retaining straps (the ones that hold your soft top in place when it's folded down) for my 73 Thing. I'm using 1" nylon webbing and duckbill tension locks. Everything cost me about three bucks total.
Now, I don't have the original retaining straps on my thing - just a couple of bungee cords - so I don't know what length the stock ones are supposed to be. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.