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Fixed hardtop options |
mepstein |
Jan 5 2016, 08:00 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,518 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I'd like to do a steel/fixed hardtop on one of my cars. Probably the Subaru conversion. It's been done before so I know time and money will get me one. I'm wondering if I can go a slightly different angle on the mod.
Weld in steel stiffeners front to back. Lay a slightly modified oem targa top over the stiffeners. Leave enough room at the front to bond the lip of the targa top into the window frame channel and bolt and bond the top and the steel stiffeners together. Thoughts? (I just gave Pat Garvey a migraine) |
bigkensteele |
Jan 6 2016, 11:29 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States |
I am not sure that I would want a 914 if I could not easily install/uninstall the roof. That is probably the one feature that drew me to this car way back when I was a teenager in the '80s. If I had the time/space/money for several cars, I might experiment with one under this line of thinking, but to me, the perfect solution has already been fully documented by the previously mentioned Dan Roots threat. No need to worry about stress cracks or anything else. I don't doubt that modern bonding is effective, but in this application, I feel that it would be an experiment at best.
But, hey - go for it, we are all here to learn! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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