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jono2020

posted on 29/9/10 at 02:38 PM Reply With Quote
Weather Gear... Roof

Hi guys, I have a tiger avon and I have the side doors but now its raining far too much to drive it so I want to get the roof for it. Has anyone got pics of theirs?? I would like to see what it looks like. Also how much does it cost? Thanks in advance
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dhutch

posted on 29/9/10 at 02:56 PM Reply With Quote
I'll be interested in how this does, i have a westfield SE which i sued to drive with roof until i fitted a roll bar which is too high to allow the roof to fit.

It attached with tenax fittings to the top of the screen.

Looked cracking and was totally water tight when stationary, but at 60 the amount of water the came in over the screen was laughable. Good fun, but certainly not dry.

If i where you i would be looking at a plastic section to drop over the top with some fury linning as used on the westfeild widebodys.

Im also now looking to alter mine to allow the roll bar to poke out the top. I will be less waterproof over the lugage area im sure but hopefully keep most of the driver/passenger if i can get a seal at the top of the screen. Gaffa tape anyone!

I might well do the work myself after my run-in with a local cloth man who charged £50 for a epically bodged mess on my tonnue alteration. Nice bloke, but it seems he can get £500 for changing the rear glass in a porcshe roof so £50 for two seat 'ears' and some keyholes for the rear stays was not high on his wish list.

Daniel

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wilkingj

posted on 29/9/10 at 02:58 PM Reply With Quote
Drop a U2U to Piddy...
He made a very simple and effective roof for his velocity.

Dead simple using caravan awning channel, and some nylon fabric.

have a look here:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=92042

Its the Blue roof on the yellow Velocity.

There are several other threads on this one.

have a good search about, bu tstart with the thread mentioned.







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mistergrumpy

posted on 29/9/10 at 03:52 PM Reply With Quote
Take a look at Benzines here
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Humbug

posted on 29/9/10 at 06:28 PM Reply With Quote
I'll second Piddy's thread. I borrowed some of the ideas to convert a Caterham hood to fit on my car (Stuart Taylor with a Caterham screen)
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Madinventions

posted on 29/9/10 at 08:31 PM Reply With Quote
I third Piddys idea..! I stole/borrowed the concept directly for my Mojo and it works a treat. I used much heavier fabric as I was concerned about it 'drumming' at speed. My roof is fine for motorway speeds.

Caravan awning rail across the top of the windscreen (eBay) will give you a watertight seal across the front. Then get your choice of fabric from Point North fabrics and crack out the sewing machine.

I used the 3M reflective piping from PointNorth to tidy up the edges and to make sure I can be seen in the dark. In daylight, it just looks like grey piping, but when light shines on it, it is very bright and really helps with such a small dark car!
I also left the rear window out completely to stop it misting up inside on rainy days. As long as you park facing the rain then the inside stays perfectly dry.
getting in and out with the roof fitted can be a bit of an artform, but I just unhook it from the rollbar to about halfway and fold the top over. I can then hop in, reach up and pull the roof over, and reach behind me to do up the fixings.

Ed.

Mojo Roof in progress
Mojo Roof in progress

Mojo Roof
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Madinventions

posted on 29/9/10 at 08:36 PM Reply With Quote
Mojo Roof Rear (in the rain!)
Mojo Roof Rear (in the rain!)






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jono2020

posted on 29/9/10 at 10:10 PM Reply With Quote
They all look really really good. I don't think I could actually make on of those tho. I would much prefer to pay someone to do it properly. Or find a company that does it. I know you can buy them from tiger but it looks really bad quality...
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Chippy

posted on 29/9/10 at 10:50 PM Reply With Quote
I constructed both a hard top, and a hood. Will try to stick the pictures up.
This is the hard top, prior to being painted.
Hard top
Hard top

This is the soft top. Cheers Ray
Hood 1
Hood 1


[Edited on 29-9-10 by Chippy]





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flipper123

posted on 16/2/11 at 08:32 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jono2020
They all look really really good. I don't think I could actually make on of those tho. I would much prefer to pay someone to do it properly. Or find a company that does it. I know you can buy them from tiger but it looks really bad quality...


jill judd makes great hoods bespoke google their company. if you want a good one ive heard no bad reoports





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