jbwetzels Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Well just curious if anyone has done this or seen it? or if anyone knows the legalitys?? my plan is to remove all the glass and fixings, the roof has been reinforced so i was going to fibre glass it all up opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I would think welding in panels would be a smarter choice over fiberglassing. It would provide even more rigidity over the strenthening you've already done. -Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwetzels Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 hmm, what if i were to strengthen it more and just fibre glass it?? basically i want to fibreglass it because of a better finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Jarvis Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 hmm, what if i were to strengthen it more and just fibre glass it?? basically i want to fibreglass it because of a better finish Interesting, most body people would tell you it will be easier to get a better finish on metal I think, plus you will not have to worry about it cracking out later, and you will add stiffness as mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwetzels Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 ok lets just say it is strong enough and there is no metal left on the earth can i legaly fibre glass it up?? fibre glass sands finer than filler so its easier to manipulate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Here comes trouble Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 JB...LOL you are from Austrailia and asking Americans what is legal when we cut our eye teeth watching Mel Gibson as the "road warrior".. You could top it off with a tractor cab and we would understand....Weld it up with metal and fill in with bondo/fiberglass. Austrailia cannot be as far as advenced in creating new laws as the US has become. If you can cut off tops to make convertibles here in the US then you should be able to convert semi convertibles to hard tops in the land down under and home of the "road warrior".....Up here .. we get arrested by the public interests and then sued later by the private interests....for not being in conformance with social norms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwetzels Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 cool thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 You could do whatever you want... There is no way in hell I'D want to "Glass it in" and you won't get as good a finish... Your best bet is to steal a roof panel from another Z and weld it on. Gring the weld seems, fill THAT area for each seam, and be done with it. Glass on that wide of a panel is gonna bow and flex like mad... Just look at most of the aftermarket hoods out there... You won't have much of a finish when the fiberglass spiderwebs and cracks! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Mike said what I was thinking. As to legality, do a nice (metal) job and who is going to know?? It will very likely be legal anyway, if it is done properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaTTSuN Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 i want to see a pic of this targa top, the thought has passed through my mind from time to time. it would look hot on a Z i think or would it? the supra's look kool with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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