"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
12/11/2016 at 14:46 • Filed to: None
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"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
12/11/2016 at 14:46 • Filed to: None | 4
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A couple of people have asked me how the Targa top on the Sunchaser attaches. It has four cool clamps, one at each corner.
The front and rear edge of the top sit on top of the windshield border in front and the roll bar in the rear. The clamps squeeze that connection together, and lock when fully closed. It sounds sketchy, but it holds very tight. As you can see, the clamps are adjustable so they can be tightened. The top weighs only 14 lbs.
Internet wanderings have revealed rumors and fears of tops flying off on the highway, but I am skeptical. I have taken a few long highway trips and have never felt worried, and the top feels very secure in general. I have never read a firsthand account of a top flying off.
I bought a backup top off ebay, mainly because I want an extra of a part that is basically irreplaceable. I worry more about some asshole stealing the top for kicks than it flying off.
crowmolly
> ImmoralMinority
12/11/2016 at 14:50 |
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Forgot to ask. How did your paint quote turn out? In the range you want to be?
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> ImmoralMinority
12/11/2016 at 14:55 |
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Looks like way better of an attachment than the factory T-Tops on my MR2 that I’m pretty sure didn’t even seal when new.
getFuckedHerb
> ImmoralMinority
12/11/2016 at 15:00 |
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Lots of stories of C5/C6/C7 corvettes losing their targa tops, it’s always when someone forgets to lock them down.
Leonardo DiCabriolet
> ImmoralMinority
12/11/2016 at 15:29 |
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Thanks for the great view of the clamps. I too have some.
Sincerely,
Francis
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> ImmoralMinority
12/11/2016 at 15:45 |
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Simple and foolproof looking design, if you’re not pouring salt water directly all over mechanism on a daily basis.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> getFuckedHerb
10/28/2017 at 22:37 |
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Operator error is almost always more common than mechanical error.