scotty g
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 03:42 PM |
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Why so few hard tops?
Many owners of production convertables opt for a hard top as well/or instead of a soft top, so how come i hardly ever see a hard top for kitcars? Not
just the 7-esque ones but also Cobras, Marlins, Hawkesetc etc. Is it the look of them or a practicallity issue?
From a locost perspective i can see the problem, there probably isn't two locosts out there with an identicle chassis but for higher volume
companies like Tiger i might have thought there could be a demand for it?
If anyone has a hardtop lets see some pictures.
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 03:56 PM |
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Why else?
Because we like getting rained on 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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piddy
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 04:47 PM |
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hard tops
Because we love to be out in the open air.
and if it does rain. Or more like when it does,the soft top can be pulled out of the boot. (couldn't do that with a hard top)
It really bugs me when I see someone out in a covertable with the roof on and the weather is fine.
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 05:35 PM |
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phwooar! 
[Edited on 23/7/05 by Dillinger1977]
-Rog
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 05:41 PM |
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Hard tops add all sorts of confusion such as doors, windscreen and windows etc. It would complicate builds not to mention raise costs. I
wouldn't mind a hard top myself though, they're (dare I say it) a bit more practical than open top cars.
That hard top 7 looks fantastic, what is it?
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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Avoneer
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 05:42 PM |
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Avoneer
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 05:42 PM |
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Avoneer
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 05:43 PM |
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Avoneer
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 05:43 PM |
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Had enough yet?
 
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 07:19 PM |
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scooby: thats the donkervoort (d8 270 RS?). insane nordschleife-eating machine! 
[Edited on 23/7/05 by Dillinger1977]
-Rog
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scotty g
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 07:21 PM |
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Wow , that racing 7 looks awesome.I would also say that a hardtop is more practicle but not as versatile as a soft top. There must be quite a few 7
drivers who use their pride and joy for every day transport who would benefit from a hardtop, Better security, better prtection etc etc.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 09:00 AM |
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Heres one
 
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Dale
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 01:32 PM |
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I like this one but is beyond my abilities.
 
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Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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Dale
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 01:32 PM |
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my 14 and11 year old boys 22
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DarrenW
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 01:52 PM |
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Where is that one from Dale? Looks like the perfect model to get a mould made from!! I like the way it has bulges in the doors for elbows. Gullwing
doors are well trick.
Im surprised no-one has made a kit version that can be finished with wipers and heaters etc as reqd.
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Dale
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 02:58 PM |
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I cant remember where I got it from but I dont think it was in english. I think it is in the archives here somewhere though.
Dale
Thanks
Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 03:13 PM |
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Just had a 'silly' thought whilst looking at those pics....
How about an easily removable hard top with integral doors (possibly gull wing) and integral windscreen/wipers/demister) ? It could plug into a multi
socket at the rear somewhere and have a soft seal so it would make a good seal with the scuttle.
would be excellent for those who like no screen/aero screen on nice days/track days
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 06:19 PM |
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It wants some running boards on it. It would look like the Anthill Mob's car from Wacky Races.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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steve m
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 09:24 PM |
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a good reason that 7's dont have hard top's is that once its on, its on for the rest off the day, as were can you stow it ??
normal cars have ac or and windows that go up and down
also even with doors on and no roof
on my 7 and no heater "bob" and i were quite cosy going to exeter 2 years ago
if we had. had a hard top we would have fried inside
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Mark18
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 09:27 PM |
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Haha, just thinking the same thing Pete.
Mark
[Edited on 25/7/05 by Mark18]
"I don't know what I may seem to the world. But as to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore and diverting myself
now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than the ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." -
Isaac Newton
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wacomuk
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| posted on 4/8/05 at 06:15 PM |
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i think iv just shot my load!
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macspeedy
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| posted on 4/8/05 at 06:46 PM |
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Catervan had to put a hard top on for the 24 hour race they entered at ? Spa ? a few years back. I toyed with this idea a while back but forum came to
the same problem of where to stow it .
So if you want a hard top we can start designing now......
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Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 10/8/05 at 04:17 PM |
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as a slight aside - where did you get the Donker-wart pictures?
Googled and couldnt find them...
need a bigger one as inspirational wallpaper!!
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Simon
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| posted on 10/8/05 at 07:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
Just had a 'silly' thought whilst looking at those pics....
How about an easily removable hard top with integral doors (possibly gull wing) and integral windscreen/wipers/demister) ? It could plug into a multi
socket at the rear somewhere and have a soft seal so it would make a good seal with the scuttle.
would be excellent for those who like no screen/aero screen on nice days/track days
Dave,
It ain't that silly - I've been looking at mine for the last couple of months trying to think of ways to make it bearable during the
winter, and (to misquote a Vulcan mindmeld your thoughts were my thoughts!!
As it happens I'll have no heating or screen so may just need some Ready Brek
ATB
Simon
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geoff shep
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 10:53 AM |
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A Robin Hood bloke has done one Here
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