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Next mod on it's way...
- sixspeed
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LOL - zee, you can't stop the mods!
Well this afternoon I was determined to get somewhere with this roof (and I hate having half-finished jobs!), so I paid a visit to a windscreen fitters to see if they had any cheese/razor wire for removing windscreen glass. My mate and I had a chat about it last night and decided this was the easiest way to cut through the silicon bead around the roof edge...
A few quid in the RAC Autoscreen man's pocket for a few beers and we had a roll of wire...
Back home, and out came the headlining and trim for a second time, and we began cutting the rest out.
It's quite a scary job, especially when you're trying very hard not to damage anything!
But after 30 minutes or so.. we had ourselves a Roadster! ... ok well, a Targa!
It was surprisingly easy really, especially after the headache we had trying to remove it at the weekend. I've always said it makes a huge difference to have the right tools for the job, and this was certainly proved right today!
We've called it a day for now as we'll want to spend a couple of hours getting the sealant and everything spot on (don't want any leaks!). But we couldn't resist a quick trial fit... however, I'm not going to show the full car until it's finished, and all cleaned up
No really...
Well...
Maybe a teaser....
Final install tomorrow!
Well this afternoon I was determined to get somewhere with this roof (and I hate having half-finished jobs!), so I paid a visit to a windscreen fitters to see if they had any cheese/razor wire for removing windscreen glass. My mate and I had a chat about it last night and decided this was the easiest way to cut through the silicon bead around the roof edge...
A few quid in the RAC Autoscreen man's pocket for a few beers and we had a roll of wire...
Back home, and out came the headlining and trim for a second time, and we began cutting the rest out.
It's quite a scary job, especially when you're trying very hard not to damage anything!
But after 30 minutes or so.. we had ourselves a Roadster! ... ok well, a Targa!
It was surprisingly easy really, especially after the headache we had trying to remove it at the weekend. I've always said it makes a huge difference to have the right tools for the job, and this was certainly proved right today!
We've called it a day for now as we'll want to spend a couple of hours getting the sealant and everything spot on (don't want any leaks!). But we couldn't resist a quick trial fit... however, I'm not going to show the full car until it's finished, and all cleaned up
No really...
Well...
Maybe a teaser....
Final install tomorrow!
- sp3ctre
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Nice one!
Manes me wonder if GVfB could mod it so that it's removable for sunny days, while still looking neat up top?? How cool would that be?!
Cheers for the pics though, I love your car!!!
Manes me wonder if GVfB could mod it so that it's removable for sunny days, while still looking neat up top?? How cool would that be?!
Cheers for the pics though, I love your car!!!
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- sixspeed
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We were saying that as we bolted the CF one into place...sp3ctre wrote:Nice one!
Manes me wonder if GVfB could mod it so that it's removable for sunny days, while still looking neat up top?? How cool would that be?!
Cheers for the pics though, I love your car!!!
A custom (and re-trimmed) headlining with access to a couple of latches... a male & female water seal, one on the chassis frame, and one around the roof, and a bit of tidying up generally, and you could quite easily make a targa panel....
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mmm, maybe I'm odd but when I look at your roof I just want to stroke it (the roof I mean, before anyone says anything! ).
Think I have a roof fetish!
Think I have a roof fetish!
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Nice to see everyone having similar thoughts to me
First I thought T-bar, then I thought glass roof. If you had a glass roof with dark bits over the ugly parts around the edges, you could run it right up to the rear winsdscreen panel and it would look like a 911 targa. Bit of a pain to make it retract though, but lift out would be fine. Nowhere to stow it though
First I thought T-bar, then I thought glass roof. If you had a glass roof with dark bits over the ugly parts around the edges, you could run it right up to the rear winsdscreen panel and it would look like a 911 targa. Bit of a pain to make it retract though, but lift out would be fine. Nowhere to stow it though
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Yup. The windscreen is just sealed/bonded onto the bodywork as per the Roadster (i expect).Top pup wrote:That's going to look spot on
The windscreens bolted to the spar and not the roof then, that makes things a lot easier.
Another pic of the front edge with roof removed..
And yes, a Targa top would be very nice. I'm sure you could do it as well, since I would say the bonding agent was holding the roof on tighter than the bolts were (having tried to get it off!). A glass panel could be bonded on just as easily, and would definately be a very, very cool mod
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