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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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 |
Quite extensive answer, no single part roof for me then. Thanks, Kai
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GRP is the ideal 'can be repaired forever' material. Doing it this way is certainly a lot easier than making a 2-part roof. |
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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ian |
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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Nice work Kai
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