Oh yes it will...doesn't matter if it is fibreglass or not. Flat and
compound
panels can be made far stiffer in composite materials, including fibreglass,
than steel. The hard top also is much stiffer than air and/or un-connected
ribs and vinyl as well...how substantial, who knows...whether it is worth
the
40-45#, who knows that either.
Charles
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scot Zediker" <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>
> To: "Charles Cox" <charles@coastalbay.com>; "ba-autox"
> <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Miata classification question.
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>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charles Cox" <charles@coastalbay.com>
> > To: "ba-autox" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 1:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: Miata classification question.
> >
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> > > but at roughly the same weight will stiffen the chassis up
> >
> > No, it won't. The hard top is fiberglass.
> >
> > Scot
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