"plastic" Rod

[fry61]

It was for the very reason of head-room that I started this design exercise. The rods are curved up by the roll bar so above your head is 2" more room than a straight-line, screen-top to roll bar. The outer edges of the material do not come below the screen-top/boot line. Silhouette is different not odd that's how progress is made if it's wrong we have only consumed some tinker-time without advancement; if it's right we will have a roof that packs into a crisp packet (plus assorted rods & string filling the foot-well. Thanks for your comments,all helps keep the grey matter churning.

[fry61]

This is the first fit/shape of our Surrey

Needs to be a little wider & a more simpler design on rods required; road tested at 80mph & nothing fell off,broke or flapped about.

[agent_zed]

looks a bit like you are trying to build this.... bmw concept

 

[fry61]

looks a bit like you are trying to build this.... bmw concept

 

 

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[agent_zed]

sorry try this instead

[fry61]

Thanks for showing us; fantastic concept; our skin will pack away in a crisp packet though; BMW's will probably get remodelled by some scum-bag with a kraft knife within 10 mins of parking.

[Guest Tim Norman]

My first "Hood" had battens from a siling dingy which slipped into pockets. Advantage was they were thinner at one and so were flexible. This meant I could get some shape into them. They were tested on Donington at 120 and never budged!

[fry61]

Any pictures of your set-up Tim? All information/ideas welcome. Don't think Florin would get close to 120,starts to run out of puff at a ton.

[Bob Tucker]

Despite being vertically challenged, I had headroom issues because I have the Recaros with runners fitted. I just fitted the hoop from the full roof, and used that to lift the surrey top just over my head. I started with a long surrey, but cut it back so I can see to the rear. It just projects about 2 inches behind the roll bar. Coming back from LeMans we got stuck in a down pour for just over an hour back to the ferry. We had just the surrey top & biggish side deflectors & stayed almost completely dry, just one damp shoulder each.

Agree with Tims sail battens.....Im working on a pair of clip on half doors using a batten at the top to keep its shape.

Bob

[Guest Tim Norman]

Unfortunately that particular Hood was on a previous "Hood" if that makes sense and I never got to take any pictures with the Surrey on.

I may well be adapting my current surrey in the near future as I have moved my screen even further back than previous so will sort some photo's of that when it is done.