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1st try to upload pics

See if these work


Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:51 pm
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Roof for English sunny day
Seals not yet complete

Pete


Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:55 pm
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Pete that's a nice neat job did you mould it yourself
Ian


Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:56 pm
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Used the original roof to make a mould


Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:32 pm
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Did anyone ever do a hardtop for the Spyder?


Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:24 am
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Location: Rowley Regis, West Midlands
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Spider wrote:
Did anyone ever do a hardtop for the Spyder?


I know RDM started to develop one, they had full sized plug very near completion.
Not sure what happened to it, if it ever made it to Westfield?
Juls


Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:41 pm
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That looks brilliant Peter!

Like how you've done your windscreen as well.


Fri Jan 10, 2020 10:03 pm
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Post Re: Roof
Windscreen has no edge seal at present.
After the car is sprayed this can be filled with polyurethane or left open.
No wind noise so option

Pete


Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:39 pm
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Can the join between the two halves slide? I am thinking about torsional rigidity of the car and whether the roof can make it stiffer. The four corner fixtures would need to be solid. Would be interesting to jack up one corner of the car and look for movement.


Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:33 am
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I would be extremely worried if the original roof was part of the stiffness.
Try it - easy to bend a thin piece of GRP with no core


Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:34 pm
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Sure. I was just musing as to whether the roof insert could be (re)designed to usefully increase the stiffness.

Probably moot since the Libra and Spyder have excellent torsional stiffness in the first place.


Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:10 am
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A bonded in panel with thick foam core would do that.
Big boxes around the opening however are very stiff
Only for Racing?

For me wind in hair is more important

Pete


Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:03 am
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