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Re: Factory Fiberglass Hardtop

To: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
Subject: Re: Factory Fiberglass Hardtop
From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 07:39:43 -0700
Gee, that seems a lot of trouble to go to just to make a Roadster into a
Trans-Am wannabe...

IMHO, t-tops (like sunroofs) are only good for getting a sunburn on the
top of your head. Top up, or top down - anything else is just half
measures.

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us wrote:
> 
> This reminds me of a hardtop I saw at Shasta last year. I can't remember
> the owner's name, but it was a red low-windshield roadster with T-Tops
> (with "I taught I taw a puddy tat" and Tweety across the glass). Yes,
> T-Tops. See
> 
> http://www.2xtreme.net/fredkatz/images\s98ttop.jpg
> 
> She cut the top roof panel off, and cut that in half to make 2 T-Top sections.
> Only after she cut the roof panel, did she discover that there are two 
>surfaces
> separated by air-space. She had to make a custom insulator to go over all the
> cut edges. She made this from a flexible accordian-style rubber hose. That's 
>why
> these after-market tops are so rigid (and heavy), because of the
> double-surfaces.
> 
> Fred - So.SF
> BADROC

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