The name of the lady with the T-Tops is Barbara Brazz from Big Bear City, CA.
Phyllis
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> 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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> >Subject: Re: Factory Fiberglass Hardtop
> >Author: DemonTSi@aol.com
> >Date: 5/11/99 3:22 PM
> >
> >In a message dated 5/11/99 10:14:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> >svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com writes:
> >
> ><< This hardtop looks really nice! Is this the same as (or the same shape
> > as) the lightweight hardtop Van mentioned in his post? The only time I
> > am /really/ jealous of Miata drivers is when I see one with that nice
> > factory hardtop on. A good-looking hardtop like this would be the ideal
> > setup - put it on for cold/wet weather driving in the winter, take it
> > off and hang it from the garage ceiling for spring/summer/fall (in
> > California, at least) driving. No hassles with a soft top, and increased
> > storage space behind the seats. >>
> >
> >Oh yeah that's right! Robb's got the high-windshield version of the super
> >smooth hard top (the car's looking damn nice BTW!). I don't know if it's the
> >EXACT same style as les' tho. Les has what I believe is the original factory
> >lightweight racing hard top, that I think was only available in japan. It's
> >made of only a few layers of fiberglass, and it will flex when you push on
> >it. It's super smooth tho, and has a really pronounced lip spoiler at the
> >end. It also sits on the metal rail instead of the body like most other
> >aftermarket US hard tops. Hmmm...someone needs to make molds off of les' top
> >for the low-windshields, and robb's for the high-windshields!
> >
> >Van
> >
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