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| Author: | screech [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:37 am ] |
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Is it possible to convert the roof of a classic mini so that it comes off? with it still being a hard top? |
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| Author: | Harley [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:57 am ] |
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Perhaps look at a ragtop sunroof or all glass roof? That'd have the same effect without all the engineerig needed. I'd love a convertable hardtop mini, but it wouldn't be easy. First up you'd have to start with a 60's shell to help get aroung some of the ADR and compliance stuff. Once the car is built as a complete convertable, just get a roof made from fibreglass or something to keep it light. Too much work for me to do. 
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| Author: | Timbo [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:11 pm ] |
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Yes, but it wouldn't be easy. You could also research carson tops. They're like a rigid soft top. With a carson top the hardest part is getting the mini made into a convertible and legally registered. The top itself is relatively easy. Tim |
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| Author: | screech [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:13 pm ] |
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hmmm. Just wondering because on the weekend I took a work mates toyota celica twin turbo for a drive, and it had a targa top, and it was really really really nice... wouldnt mind it if I could do that to a mini, maybe a couple of projects down the track. |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:18 pm ] |
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Get a Moke. Tim |
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| Author: | VicMini13 [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:45 pm ] |
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A "Webasto" style roof only leaves about six inches inside the gutters when it is open - search for a British Open Classic (Rover) model as they have this type of roof |
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| Author: | bnicho [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:52 pm ] |
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VicMini13 wrote: A "Webasto" style roof only leaves about six inches inside the gutters when it is open - search for a British Open Classic (Rover) model as they have this type of roof
Or ping Boho - who owns an Open Classic (lucky sod!) |
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| Author: | boho [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:11 pm ] |
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 Oh yeah. You all love it. 
Click it and marvel. 
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... 0&start=15 Cass, email / PM / SMS / call / Skype me if you want more info. |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:59 pm ] |
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BohoMini wrote: Skype me
You're never on ...... |
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| Author: | Mick [ Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:00 pm ] |
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screech wrote: hmmm.
Just wondering because on the weekend I took a work mates toyota celica twin turbo for a drive, and it had a targa top, and it was really really really nice... wouldnt mind it if I could do that to a mini, maybe a couple of projects down the track. Uh oh, I sense a yuppie gene lurking in Cass... |
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