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Old 06-09-2015, 09:21 AM   #1
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Fiberglass hardtop

What all would I need to install one?

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Old 06-09-2015, 12:21 PM   #2
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The Porsche sold hardtop was aluminum IIRC and the device your car would need would be called "a set of spinlocks".

How any fiberglass hardtops install might be asked in a racing forum as they are often used there for their weight savings.
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Thanks for the reply I was aware of the spin locks just not sure how the fiberglass ones were mounted if not the same.
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The ones I've seen on race cars are attached to the roll cage at multiple locations. They are typically pretty flexible. I imagine they would need some sort of internal frame to stiffen them up for mounting to stock locations.
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Old 06-09-2015, 04:21 PM   #5
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The fiberglass hardtops also don't have window seals. If you've got a street car with an interior, it's not what you want.
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I posted pic's of race car installation in the cross-post in the Racing section.

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