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Lcrivers816 06-09-2015 09:21 AM

Fiberglass hardtop
 
What all would I need to install one?

mikefocke 06-09-2015 12:21 PM

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.

Lcrivers816 06-09-2015 01:17 PM

Thanks for the reply I was aware of the spin locks just not sure how the fiberglass ones were mounted if not the same.

spendy 06-09-2015 03:01 PM

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.

j.fro 06-09-2015 04:21 PM

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.

thstone 06-11-2015 12:41 PM

I posted pic's of race car installation in the cross-post in the Racing section.


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