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| Root_Werks |
 Sep 23 2007, 08:54 PM
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Village Idiot  Group: Members Posts: 8,653 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Sunroof open.
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| Root_Werks |
Sep 23 2007, 08:58 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,653 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Too much sunshine! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Last one.
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| sixnotfour |
Sep 23 2007, 09:39 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,797 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Looks great (I Dont Need No Stinking Targa Seal) Dan !!
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| 914MF |
Sep 23 2007, 09:59 PM
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Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 176 Joined: 4-September 03 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 1,112  |
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| DanT |
Sep 23 2007, 10:14 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
nice job Dan....looks totally factory original...I like the all steel sunroof approach (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| effutuo101 |
Sep 23 2007, 10:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
and you worked in a picture of the new crib! Nice job Dan!
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Sep 24 2007, 01:07 AM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Wow Dan
That looks really amazing. The next time I see you drive by and you see a crazy guy driving a '98 BMW 528 and honking it is just me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| BahnBrenner914 |
Sep 24 2007, 12:45 PM
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The girl is gone and all I have now is a beat-up teener Group: Members Posts: 301 Joined: 22-May 04 From: Gig Harbor and University Place, WA :: School in Angola, IN :: girlfriend in Sarasota, FL Member No.: 2,094 Region Association: None |
That's definately going on my all-out-crazy-I-have-money-now 914 I'm going to build one day.
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| effutuo101 |
Sep 24 2007, 08:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
Ok, so there i am on the freeway when I see Dan Root headed home. I get an up close and personal look at his work on this top. The photo's don't do it justice. Great work Dan! very sweet!
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| Root_Werks |
Sep 24 2007, 08:18 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,653 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(effutuo101 @ Sep 24 2007, 07:00 PM)  Ok, so there i am on the freeway when I see Dan Root headed home. I get an up close and personal look at his work on this top. The photo's don't do it justice. Great work Dan! very sweet! Ha! That was you! I almost thought Rich, but I remembered his bike being red and not a BMW. Thanks for the compliments. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Looks like I gotta run a little black over that front spoiler. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| effutuo101 |
Sep 24 2007, 11:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
Yep, nice day for a ride. I didn't see the front, just the back, sides and top. I think we wer going to have to raid your casa for a picnic and check out Dan's car BBQ. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
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| rick 918-S |
Sep 25 2007, 12:47 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,928 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region
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Nice work Dan.
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| boxstr |
Sep 25 2007, 11:20 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Dan that looks really great. Job well done. I see a new Rootworks future feature.
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| KaptKaos |
Sep 26 2007, 02:20 AM
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Family Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Awesome stuff.
How did you finish it on the inside? |
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| iamchappy |
Sep 26 2007, 08:07 AM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Wow, it came out real nice.
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| GWN7 |
Sep 28 2007, 08:58 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Very nice Dan...........let me know if I can help with the seal for the top of the window to the roof.
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| Root_Werks |
Sep 28 2007, 10:17 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,653 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(GWN7 @ Sep 28 2007, 07:58 PM) Very nice Dan...........let me know if I can help with the seal for the top of the window to the roof. Already done, lots of companies carry an almost exact match to the factory seal, but even better, it's made from soft foam material. Not that hard rubber crap that doesn't seal. The window squishes into the seal just a tiny bit creating a nice water tight fit. I think it was around $2 a foot? Cheap. The headliner is almost done, I have one side all together. Turned out really nice. I'll try to post some pics of that this weekend. After that, it's a done project. |
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| Root_Werks |
Sep 28 2007, 10:25 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,653 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I found one more picture from last weekend. Decent shot of the windshield to roof transition.
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| bigkensteele |
Sep 28 2007, 10:54 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,200 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States
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Dan,
Fantastic! You did a beautiful job. Anything less would have been a major disappointment given the car you did the surgery on. That is one great looking teener, and you have done it justice. I wish that I had the cajones to try it on mine. I am tired of hearing the top squeak, and I think that I could live with a really large sunroof instead, especially given the structural stiffness added. Hats off to great work, Ken |
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| Johny Blackstain |
Sep 29 2007, 12:30 PM
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