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Jobbo wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 7:28 pm
Orange Cola wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 7:02 pm Dave, does the T-Top sacrifice any structural rigidity?

I’m a complete convert to open top motoring but that looks to be the best of both worlds.
Surely worst of all worlds; it clearly sacrifices rigidity while giving a feeling not much different to a sunroof 😄
The fact it’s got a load path left to right and front to back in the roof plane is already miles better than a convertible, whether it still has scuttle shake it another thing.
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It feels much more like a convertible than a sunroof, it has bad scuttle shake, but apparently this can be improved with a strut brace and some weld-in subframe connectors.
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Sounds like a relatively ok modification, think it’ll go on the list?
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Orange Cola wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 10:50 pm Sounds like a relatively ok modification, think it’ll go on the list?
It’s on there. I even have a welder now to go with my Level 1 Welding certificate from last year :lol:
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Go blow holes in your ship 8-)
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It says IROC-Z on the side in ridiculous font. What's not to like :D
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REV is a dick
He brings a gun to school
He lives on my block
and he drives an IROC
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:lol:
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Pete_ wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 8:31 am REV is a dick
He brings a gun to school
He lives on my block
and he drives an IROC
I’ve got 2 tickets to Iron Maiden, baby...
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Middle aged dirtbag don’t have the same ring to it
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jamcg wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 9:17 am Middle aged dirt bag
😂
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Pete_ wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 8:31 am REV is a dick
He brings a gun to school
He lives on my block
and he drives an IROC
As I wasn't massively into US cars at the time, when this came out I thought he was saying that he drives, and I rock, and I couldn't quite work it out.

Then many years later it clicked.
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Beany wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 9:50 am
Pete_ wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 8:31 am REV is a dick
He brings a gun to school
He lives on my block
and he drives an IROC
As I wasn't massively into US cars at the time, when this came out I thought he was saying that he drives, and I rock, and I couldn't quite work it out.

Then many years later it clicked.
it became out in 2000 - weren’t you posing on here by then?
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No, that was more like 2001/2 onwards IIRC.

Edit: Jesus that's along time. :(
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I didn’t know what IROC was until this thread. And I have no idea what song you’re on about :lol:
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You’d never heard of the international race of champions? DYELC 😉
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Orange Cola wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 9:04 pm
Jobbo wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 7:28 pm
Orange Cola wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 7:02 pm Dave, does the T-Top sacrifice any structural rigidity?

I’m a complete convert to open top motoring but that looks to be the best of both worlds.
Surely worst of all worlds; it clearly sacrifices rigidity while giving a feeling not much different to a sunroof 😄
The fact it’s got a load path left to right and front to back in the roof plane is already miles better than a convertible, whether it still has scuttle shake it another thing.
You're an engineer, aren't you? That load path left to right you mention, where's the bracing...? You can't just replace a roof skin with a stick and expect it to do much :lol:
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Jobbo wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 10:30 am
Orange Cola wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 9:04 pm
Jobbo wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 7:28 pm

Surely worst of all worlds; it clearly sacrifices rigidity while giving a feeling not much different to a sunroof 😄
The fact it’s got a load path left to right and front to back in the roof plane is already miles better than a convertible, whether it still has scuttle shake it another thing.
You're an engineer, aren't you? That load path left to right you mention, where's the bracing...? You can't just replace a roof skin with a stick and expect it to do much :lol:
The B pillar is there for the left to right bracing, I think the stick you’re referring to is the front to back connection between the B pillar roof section and the top of the windscreen. Depending on how thick it is it’ll provide some level of rigidity and that’s the question, it looks like it still has load paths through it in the areas where a convertible doesn’t have them but does it actually function or does the car still have scuttle shake just like a convertible?
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I think arguing about whether cutting the roof off a muscle car based on a 60’s platform affects the handling might be a bit pointless :lol:
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Orange Cola wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 11:59 am does the car still have scuttle shake just like a convertible?
Well I have no direct experience but Rev does, why not see if he mentions it on this page?
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