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2nd December 2019, 10:44
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Single piece roof: where is it stored?
Hi Guys,
My Deon has got a 2 part roof, The original 246 GTS has a got a single piece roof. Where is the single piece roof stored on the original while driving open, as I can find no place where it would possibly fit?
Cheers, Kai
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3rd December 2019, 08:27
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Hi Guys,
My Deon has got a 2 part roof, The original 246 GTS has a got a single piece roof. Where is the single piece roof stored on the original while driving open
Cheers, Kai
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Hi Kai
On the original GTS the roof was stored behind the seats during open air driving.
If you have a look here http://dinorestoration.com/carpeting-complete/ you will see that the transmission tunnel on the original is a lot smaller than on the Deon or Classic replicas car. The larger replica transmission prevents storage of a one piece roof in the correct place in those replicas.
A friend of mine has a classic replicas Dino which had a single piece roof which he converted to a 2 piece so that he could store the individual pieces behind each seat.
Neil
P.S. I've just found a picture showing that the original also has a cut out in the roof which allows the roof to straddle the transmission tunnel when the roof is stored behind the seats. https://www.fantasyjunction.com/sold...otos#photos-18
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4th December 2019, 16:58
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Quite extensive answer, no single part roof for me then. Thanks, Kai
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4th December 2019, 17:46
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Quite extensive answer, no single part roof for me then. Thanks, Kai
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Why not? it wouldn't be difficult to graft on a 'transmission tunnel shaped' piece on to the roof - ![idea](images/smilies/idea.gif) indeed the bit you cut off the panel can be used!
GRP is the ideal 'can be repaired forever' material. Doing it this way is certainly a lot easier than making a 2-part roof.
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7th December 2019, 18:42
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Aaaah, so that is the reason for that extra bump in the roof behind the seats of the GTS Neil! I always wondered.
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8th December 2019, 11:07
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Why not? it wouldn't be difficult to graft on a 'transmission tunnel shaped' piece on to the roof - ![idea](images/smilies/idea.gif) indeed the bit you cut off the panel can be used!
GRP is the ideal 'can be repaired forever' material. Doing it this way is certainly a lot easier than making a 2-part roof.
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With the deon and early classic rep cars the transmission tunnel is massive that's why the roof was split in to 2 pieces. I doubt you could make a 1 piece roof section that would fit behind the seats ![Noidea](images/smilies/noidea.gif)
ian
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9th December 2019, 08:14
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The advantage of added chassis stiffness (compared to the Dino's, which cannot be impressive) is more important for me than the benefit of a single piece roof, so I guess I will have to live with it.
BTW.: Have you all managed to get your cars water tight like a bog standard car? Or is it more like a Smart Roadster where only a fraction is really water tight?
Cheers, Kai
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17th December 2019, 19:09
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Originally Posted by hondekop
The advantage of added chassis stiffness (compared to the Dino's, which cannot be impressive) is more important for me than the benefit of a single piece roof, so I guess I will have to live with it.
BTW.: Have you all managed to get your cars water tight like a bog standard car? Or is it more like a Smart Roadster where only a fraction is really water tight?
Cheers, Kai
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The GTS chassis is very different from the GT coupe chassis, the rear bulkhead is completely different with larger tubing and a lot more of it, there are also more gussets. It is a very rigid chassis. I have actually been making the targa roof today for the GTS I am now building. Even the handbrake centre console is different on the GTS to allow the targa roof to sit behind the seats. Here are a few pictures.
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17th December 2019, 21:43
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Nice work Kai
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