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31st August 2015, 15:30
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I guess so, but as mine will stay a convertible I hope not to have that issue to deal with, thanks
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2nd September 2015, 15:51
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Superb thread Eric keep up the good work.
Was wondering if you thought that the hard top would fit as you have now fitted the rear body, any mods required?
Photoshopped a hard top to the Nubodi car and I like it!
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2nd September 2015, 16:46
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Hi, awesome photoshop skills!
Can you silver my car?
I wanted to consider exactly putting a hardtop on, but as the rear body section fits on top of the existing structure then sorry I am told and can confirm that a hard top can't be added, a modification could be made to accommodate for it by trimming back the body that prevents it from fitting, but then there would be this unsightly lip/step and not sure about fixing issues and also rain run off, however as mentioned before I don't see that as a problem as it never rains in MK
If anyone has a suggestion on fitting a hardtop then I would love to hear it as it would be the icing on the cake for me.
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2nd September 2015, 17:44
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Suggestions on fitting a hardtop?
Buy a Z300s!
;-)
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2nd September 2015, 18:06
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Too late
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2nd September 2015, 18:10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ericholm
If anyone has a suggestion on fitting a hardtop then I would love to hear it as it would be the icing on the cake for me.
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Would it be possible to trim the hardtop a bit so it fits the new body shape?
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2nd September 2015, 18:41
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Hi Eric will have a go at silvering your car, watch this space.
Was thinking it may need trimming the rear back to accommodate the top, might not look too bad and maybe add a drain hole of sorts.
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2nd September 2015, 18:51
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Wish I had a hardtop to try so could work out how it could be done. Probably Chris at tribute will know the answer.
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2nd September 2015, 19:03
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Hi
We have no idea where the 320 hours came from either. We told the magazine 120, guess there was a communication problem.
The majority of those 120 hours is getting the body straight for paint not assembly.
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2nd September 2015, 19:30
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Why not take a mold off a z3 hard top? it would be easy to chop and change a fibreglass roof to fit it could then be trimmed to match the car and have either an original glass or a different cars glass fitted. Ed.
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2nd September 2015, 21:29
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Photoshopped a hard top to the Nubodi car and I like it!
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Hells bells, that's nice!
Could the rear of the body by formed to fit the standard hard top, and a tonneau cover type glassfibre panel be fitted to fill the gap when using the soft top or open top?
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3rd September 2015, 16:18
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don't you have the normal tonneau cover with your car?
Fits nicely
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3rd September 2015, 16:29
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don't you have the normal tonneau cover with your car?
Fits nicely
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Luckily I do, but presumably it won't fit the SWB Convertible without the mods I mentioned above?
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3rd September 2015, 16:31
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Quote:
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don't you have the normal tonneau cover with your car?
Fits nicely
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Hi, yes I just bought one, as mine didn't come with it.
I think its a good topic of discussion to see what could be achieved. Of course for those who have the coupe option only then it doesn't make any sense, for those with the soft top it gives us another option if it can be fitted.
Cheers.
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3rd September 2015, 16:46
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Luckily I do, but presumably it won't fit the SWB Convertible without the mods I mentioned above?
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Nope, the Tonneau will fit, Nubodi one had one on it when I went to see and if you look at the magazine pictures its fitted. Yay!
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3rd September 2015, 19:46
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Washer jets mounted today:
DSCN4679 by eric holm, on Flickr
6mm to 3mm reducers used
DSCN4680 by eric holm, on Flickr
DSCN4681 by eric holm, on Flickr
Old style jets to fit
DSCN4682 by eric holm, on Flickr
Had to open up double skin on inside to get access to fixings:
DSCN4683 by eric holm, on Flickr
Jets placed in offset position just like the original 250 SWB, 10cm from small bonnet edge on drivers side and 10" from small bonnet edge on passenger side. 8cm in from windscreen edge
DSCN4688 by eric holm, on Flickr
Fully tested and works perfectly! just some small pipe tidying to do on the underside to make it neat and that jobs done
Oh and forgot to say that the other 55 tyre arrived this afternoon so will get it fitted and have a look at the differences between that and the 65....
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3rd September 2015, 20:44
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Nice detail added there. Looking forward to seeing the pair of 55s!
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3rd September 2015, 23:50
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Back on the hard top I recon tribute could easily modify a roof from the coupe, would need amending around the screen and windows a lot though. Personally I'm not convinced that hard tops are needed modern soft tops are very good and fairly quiet. Plus storing a hard top is a pain. Ed
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5th September 2015, 12:47
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55 fitted to rear, tonneau added and wing mirror
DSCN7745 by eric holm, on Flickr
DSCN7747 by eric holm, on Flickr
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5th September 2015, 12:59
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To me that looks spot on....nice one!
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