View Poll Results: How much do you want a hardtop
Hate the idea ........ 0.00 USD
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3
10.34%
under 1000.00
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6
20.69%
1000.00 to 2000.00
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15
51.72%
2000.00 to 3000.00
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4
13.79%
3000.00 to 4000.00
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1
3.45%
4000.00 to 5000.00
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0%
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Poll ... would you liek a hardtop and how much would you pay
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hard top? i am guessing you are talking about a roadster. if that is the case, should have gotten a coupe because that would be cheaper. plus the modification it would take to do it you could not guarantee safety or strength ( i.e., not blowing off at 70mph)
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Originally Posted by phigmeta
uhhhmmmm ok ... sure ....
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I'd like a targa....I'd give up the rigity for a targa.......I talk from experience(I had a mv III turbo targa) loved that car. Not quite as much though as the Z!
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Originally Posted by dkny_boi
You're bound to get someone's opinion on the idea, and what he says does make sense. So you don't have to be a dick about it.
i wasn't being a dick .... just was confused by the statement ....
I was going to be a dick i would have pointed out that this was not the original question ... and if I wanted to buy a coupe i would have allready but i didn't ... because i didn't want a coupe ... just like i didn't want his opinon on what car a should buy.
But see I seldom say things like that .... because I am not a dick and don't act like one by pointing out when other people say things that make them look like a dick ..... i let them do that for themselves ...
Oh and i would hope that a hardtop design would be able to withstand 70MPH wind ..... and yes it should actually be stong enough to withstand the forces of a rollover .... and yes it would require som modification to the plastic shroud behind the rollbar. and some method of bolting it to the frame ... so no not an easy task.
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Originally Posted by funkdamonkman
Depending on the design. Is this for the Convert only, or is this a conversion for the Coupe?
Convertable only sadly ... a hatchback would require a LOT of work to convert with a hardtop
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Originally Posted by tonysZ
I'd like a targa....I'd give up the rigity for a targa.......I talk from experience(I had a mv III turbo targa) loved that car. Not quite as much though as the Z!
targa tops are cool but i have a feeling that will be done eventually by someone else
For me i would prefer a sunroof
I had a 300zx TT with the T tops .... pain in the but to take them off and store them (very carefully) in the hatch
Sunroof ... button ...... done
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Originally Posted by rxtrom
I don't really like the look of the roadster with the top up. I can only imagine if it was made to look like a coupe w/ the hardtop
well in many ways i agree with you ...
But i live in the northwest ....and a softtop can somewhat suck in the winter here what with the rain and all
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Originally Posted by phigmeta
i wasn't being a dick .... just was confused by the statement ....
I was going to be a dick i would have pointed out that this was not the original question ... and if I wanted to buy a coupe i would have allready but i didn't ... because i didn't want a coupe ... just like i didn't want his opinon on what car a should buy.
But see I seldom say things like that .... because I am not a dick and don't act like one by pointing out when other people say things that make them look like a dick ..... i let them do that for themselves ...
Oh and i would hope that a hardtop design would be able to withstand 70MPH wind ..... and yes it should actually be stong enough to withstand the forces of a rollover .... and yes it would require som modification to the plastic shroud behind the rollbar. and some method of bolting it to the frame ... so no not an easy task.
I was going to be a dick i would have pointed out that this was not the original question ... and if I wanted to buy a coupe i would have allready but i didn't ... because i didn't want a coupe ... just like i didn't want his opinon on what car a should buy.
But see I seldom say things like that .... because I am not a dick and don't act like one by pointing out when other people say things that make them look like a dick ..... i let them do that for themselves ...
Oh and i would hope that a hardtop design would be able to withstand 70MPH wind ..... and yes it should actually be stong enough to withstand the forces of a rollover .... and yes it would require som modification to the plastic shroud behind the rollbar. and some method of bolting it to the frame ... so no not an easy task.
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It was meant to be funny .... its one of them cyclical jokes ....
guess its all this freaking rain making me crusty![Wink](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Seriously folks WTF .... its July, rainy and cold ......
guess its all this freaking rain making me crusty
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Seriously folks WTF .... its July, rainy and cold ......
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Love that about message boards and such hey... you can never tell when someone's saying something light-heartedly or is just being a jerk ![Smilie](https://my350z.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
You're in Seattle... isn't it known to rain alot there hehe... i would rather have that then sunny, dry, and +30 (celsius) to tell you the truth...
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You're in Seattle... isn't it known to rain alot there hehe... i would rather have that then sunny, dry, and +30 (celsius) to tell you the truth...
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well i used to think the weather here is perfect .... then i bought a bike ... and now a convertable ....
the rain sucks .... and traffic is sucktacular as well ....
Oriignally from texas .... but i won't say the grass is greener on the other side .....
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nothing is green in texas
the rain sucks .... and traffic is sucktacular as well ....
Oriignally from texas .... but i won't say the grass is greener on the other side .....
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nothing is green in texas
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Originally Posted by phigmeta
well i used to think the weather here is perfect .... then i bought a bike ... and now a convertable ....
the rain sucks .... and traffic is sucktacular as well ....
Oriignally from texas .... but i won't say the grass is greener on the other side .....
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nothing is green in texas
the rain sucks .... and traffic is sucktacular as well ....
Oriignally from texas .... but i won't say the grass is greener on the other side .....
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nothing is green in texas
Perfect weather in Seattle? I hope that is a joke.
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On a more serious note, if you are wanting a hardtop for the vert, don't expect it to be able to hold up in a roll over. You will likely be looking at fiberglass for this $1000-$2000 crowd (most likely price on such an item, possibly upward to $3000), and if the car were to roll, the top is history. Life is such with a vert.
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The first prototypr we are working on now will be verry thin Sqaure tubing and a fiberglass workup on top of that .... seeing that the MSRP for something strong would push it into the 3500 to 4500 ... i dount we will make soemthing that is much stronger than that .... the mounts on the other hand will be as the rollbar behind the seat .... thats due to the 1/4 inch steel brakets being bolted to the frame that the rollbar is also attached too ... then the 1/4 letting pins will be pretty strong .... who knows maybe i will make a few tops like the one we are making for mine .... of course they would be carbon fiber top and have an extremely strong cage
The good news is that we have worked out the method for attachment .... basicly is just a method of adding 4 holes to the ABS plastic behind the rollbars and drilling 4 holes into the frame behind the seat .... it takes a bit of work ... but if you have installed a sub then you can do this .... the hardest part is wiring into the convertable logic ( keeps ya from putting the top up when you have the hardtop on ... but still allows you to raise the back enough to insert and remove the hardtop .... )
so far we have the basic "cage" finished .... I post some pictures up soon ...
this allows us to quickly figure out some of the details "like for instance the realization that i would end up slamming my head againt the top everytime i hit a bump.
more to come ........
The good news is that we have worked out the method for attachment .... basicly is just a method of adding 4 holes to the ABS plastic behind the rollbars and drilling 4 holes into the frame behind the seat .... it takes a bit of work ... but if you have installed a sub then you can do this .... the hardest part is wiring into the convertable logic ( keeps ya from putting the top up when you have the hardtop on ... but still allows you to raise the back enough to insert and remove the hardtop .... )
so far we have the basic "cage" finished .... I post some pictures up soon ...
this allows us to quickly figure out some of the details "like for instance the realization that i would end up slamming my head againt the top everytime i hit a bump.
more to come ........
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