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Post by sixspeed » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:42 am

OOooh... that looks nice :D

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Post by Top pup » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:11 pm

sixspeed wrote:Haha.. rumbled :P

Wondermike, apparently (according to the guys from TC Kline), it's just bolted on, with bonding around the edge for waterproofing. We thought this might be the case (well, a bodyshop owning friend of mine) when I first got the car and were looking around it. But it's nice to know that someone else has done the hard work and done it before me to confirm that. :)
Yes i'd spotted that it appears to be bonded on, almost as if BMW had considered fitting a carbon roof themselves. In fact the entire skin of the car except for the A pillars seems to be bolted on, I was very surprised to see the rear quarters are bolted on with the possible exception of a few spot welds along the door seals. Do TC Kline do any other carbon panels?

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Post by unionjack » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:56 pm

Bonded and bolted in place and likely doesn't require windshield removal, which is a huge bonus.
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Post by sixspeed » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:09 am

The Carbon Coupe they made is completely carbon fibre, and they will sell all the panels seperately. Obviously there are some design changes when it comes to the wings (the CC arches are wider, and they lost the Z crease in the front wing)...

The boot lid, bonnet and roof will all go straight on to a standard car though. The only downside with the bonnet is that is a copy of a standard Z bonnet, and doesn't have the M darts/creases.

I'm tempted by the boot lid, would probably save quite a bit of weight overall - even more if you went full out and put a perspex rear window in, instead of glass. But maybe not just yet... lol

Unionjack, that's it. This guydid a roof swap on an E46 M3. Was a bit harder as it had spot welds along the edge, but if you break it down, it's not that difficult as even on them it's just a skin (with seperate strengthening crossmembers). A Z4 would be even easier...

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Post by Top pup » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:29 am

I should think the boot lid would offer a good saving, it feels pretty hefty when you open it.
Sixspeed will you get some pictures of your roof fitted and a weight comparison?

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Post by sixspeed » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:51 am

Sure. I'll try and document a complete how-to hopefully, and will be taking weight readings just to see if it's all worth while!

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Post by sixspeed » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:40 pm

DHL card at home this evening! Unfortunately they're closed now :( I'll have to go to the depot to pick it up tomorrow.

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Post by Yal » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:19 am

going to strap it to the roof for the drive home? :D

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Post by Top pup » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:21 pm

Any news on this yet?

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Post by sixspeed » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:48 pm

Oops.. meant to post these up the other day... (excuse the cats! lol)

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It's a very nice bit of carbon, and no marks or blemishes in the weave or generally.

Haven't had a chance to weigh it yet, but it is light!

Not sure when I'm going to get around to fitting it yet though. Hopefully next week, but don't want to rush it, so it's a case of finding a good clear couple of days to do the job (and pref a weekend). August is fairly quiet for me at the moment though, so it won't be long!

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Post by Top pup » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:54 pm

I think that's going to look stunning on your car. :bow:

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Post by sixspeed » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:08 am

Thanks!

I am looking forward to seeing it all done... :D

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Post by Rick Hunter » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:18 am

WOW! I'm drooling already. :drool:
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Post by GP20 » Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:57 am

Damn that thing looks beautiful! :D Have you weighed the roof yet?

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Post by inTgr8r » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:00 pm

August????? :(

Do it NOW!!!!! :thumbsup:

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