Hard Top - What You All Have Waited For!

[Guest salty_monk]

looks nice, i was thinking about one of these soon...

[Guest pmeads]

Looks good! I am a window fitter and I would fill a 2" gap by first using expanding foam and then silicone. Makes a much better bodge.

Paul

[Guest docter fox]

Makes a much better bodge.

im still perfecting the skill

 

hardtop looks great!

 

would there be to much of a differene to fit it to an s7?

[Guest racman]

Looks realy good, looking forward to the gullwing version,

how easy is it to fit and remove

jeff

[Guest micky bigthumbs]

In the post by Rizla" ouch" there was a car a Donkeyvort or so , there is a thread to there website and the seven type car had doors that fold up and foward at the same time . on like a swivel type hinge off the screen mount.

 

Mick

[Guest micky bigthumbs]

And the HT looks good but i prefer no top sorry

[1186497]

Thanks for all the positive response.

 

Steve, it should fit all 2B’s as the back fits around the chassis and the only thing that should differ between each 2B is, as you said, the space between the roll bar and the windscreen. But there is a overhang which should be enough to fit most cars, unless the windscreen is really out of place. I guess if a soft top fits this will fit, and still give around an inch too two inches overhand which can be cut off or left.

 

Thanks Gordon for the idea of GT40 style doors, they look brilliant on that car so its defiantly worth looking into.

 

How dissimilar is the size of the S7? I suppose if the chassis is similar or smaller then it would be able to be made to fit quite easily, as Steve mentioned the main problem would be the distance between the roll bar and front windscreen.

It easy really easy to remove and just lifts off, you do have to take the soft top doors off, which you would want off anyway. So if you wanted to pop down to northants doctor fox then we can try it

I have posted a few more pics on the original link.

http://uk.msnusers.com/RHHardTop

[Guest salty_monk]

I have posted a few more pics on the original link

 

No you haven't... not yet anyhow!!

[Guest Andybarbet]

Yes he has

 

Im well impressed, how about doing one with a vinyl covering ? then you wouldn't even notice the difference - until you hit your head

 

I used to use a hard top on my triumph in the winter and it made life a lot more comfortable.

 

Good luck and any plans to make one for a Luego Velocity ??

[ibrooks]

Interesting - do you have a fixed scuttle or is it still the alligator bonnet? If it's still an alligator how does it seal to the screen?

 

Have you thought about the gullwing as per the Cyclone? where the roof and the door is are hinged at the "gutter - line" and the whole hinges from a T-bar? Makes access much easier as you have the height above the car to clamber through.

 

Iain

[Guest chris brown]

Iain I would suspect it would be an absolute nightmare to seal Merc never did get there gullwing doors to seal properly and that was using steel and lots of money to through at the problem and you are suggesting putting in an other hinged section

As for the car as it is I think it looks fantastic well done Simon as for you lot who cant get in and out will have to start going to the gym and give up the booze

 

By the way Simon ammend your profile to let us all know where you are. You never know you may live just up the road from one of us (god help you)

[Joel]

Whilst we're on the subject, I just stumbled across this:

 

It's an early Lotus 7 with a hardtop and gullwing doors, used for GT racing

[ibrooks]

as for you lot who cant get in and out will have to start going to the gym and give up the booze

GIVE UP BOOZE?

 

You sure you're a Hoodie?

 

And for your info it's not my girth that's the problem (well not for getting through the soft-top doors). I'll admit to being "economy size" as Big Jim would put it but my problem getting in and out with the top on is the tendancy to bash my head on the steering wheel in the process.

 

Iain

[Big Jim]

Have you had your 2B out then Penfold?

 

Oh yeh! you took it to SVA didn't you?

[Mitch]

And to turn the carb,

Dont worry Iain, another tuning day will be aranged