hi everyone
here is how i did it.
i used the front bar and clamps from the soft top frame. i took that and my
car to the top man (one of those guys mentioned at the end of one of the
Indiana Jones films....), with my low roll bar in place. he attached soft top
material to the front bar as if for any convertible top. then he stretched
material to the roll bar, where he attached 8 or 10 snaps. the top pulled to
the bar nicely, and was open on all sides. it was white.
i'm 6'3" and my seats were worn. still i had to slouch quite a bit not to make
a tent with my head as the post. but it was WAY better than sitting directly
in the socal sun.
i have since installed an autopower rollbar, and removed the windshield, hence
all the "past-tense." look for my old top on fergus' car sometime soon.
s
675MIZU
----- Original Message ----
From: Oliver <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:42:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Hardtop sunroof idea, whadya-think
i totally agree with the sun exposure thought. plus, on a hot day in Texas
driving a convertible can be unbearable.
i saw an MG TD? that had used the convertible top frame (on those cars its
not attached to the roof) to support a "bimini top" which snapped to the
windshield like the regular top and then covered the passengers. in lieu of
back/side windows etc there were just straps to the snaps.
now, how to implement that on a roadster . . .
> Sorry I have not pictures, but I have been working/thinking about a
> "bimini top" type Hard Top for my SRL69 some time. Its necessary for me
> to reduce my "sun" exposure...Not a bad idea for almost all of us......
> I took an old hardtop and cut it off in front of the rear window and
> narrowed it some. The idea is to make it tri-fold and fit in the trunk,
> but it looks like it might have to sit on the package shelf. The back
> will be supported by my roll bar....I am thinking of using bicycle
> flashlight holders as clamps, but I might go with Velcro.
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