Terryathome Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 On 4/19/2017 at 13:04, marcusb said: Looks like nobodies found the grape vine thread thank goodness :-/ @Terryathome You mean this one? @marcusb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 ...and image saved for posterity! Thank you Terry, superb photo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory's Dad Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Westie66 - Please can you tell me how the tubes rest on your roll bar and windscreen and is the cross brace fixed like rugby posts or can you take it apart?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westie66 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 The link has some extra pics in which you can see the ends of the tubes. http://markswesty.weebly.com/roof-bars.html The tubes are the same diameter as copper pipe so I got some plastic clips from B&Q to hold the cross piece in place, it comes apart so all fits into the half hood bag. The car will be at Stoneleigh so if you can find me I will be happy to show it going on the car. Will be there all weekend, Dave Eastwood can point me out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Mark's set up is really impressive, yet still breaks down to fit in the bag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory's Dad Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Mark - I'll come and find you - it looks really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 4/25/2017 at 14:49, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - WSCC AO Rep said: ...and image saved for posterity! Thank you Terry, superb photo!! Ime still safe, nobody will ever beat @Terryathome half hood zip masterpiece, a classic example of engineering excellence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryathome Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 21 minutes ago, marcusb said: Ime still safe, nobody will ever beat @Terryathome half hood zip masterpiece, a classic example of engineering excellence Will have to fix them at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkymart Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 So here's an update of my roof bars, I ended up just drilling a 8mm hole in the end of the cable cleat and pushing the rod in to it and as I've bent the aluminium bars I've got loads more head room and it gives the roof a nice shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I like that, how do you go about storing them, or do they spring flat again, and if so, is the extra length a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrustyjust Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Sparky, I was going to make some and bought some fibre glass tent poles . I was going to make them join together in a H style as well. Then the poles could be folded and put in the boot, but in the end I didnt bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryathome Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Haven't a clue why you would want H style or I'm I missing something? Does it act like a rear wing for better grip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkymart Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 4 hours ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - WSCC AO Rep said: I like that, how do you go about storing them, or do they spring flat again, and if so, is the extra length a problem? The Poles are 8mm and I've Also got some 10mm tube which has an ID if 8mm so I'm going to cut the supports in half and make a tent style joiner so it can all be folded in half to fit in the bag 4 hours ago, Thrustyjust said: Sparky, I was going to make some and bought some fibre glass tent poles . I was going to make them join together in a H style as well. Then the poles could be folded and put in the boot, but in the end I didnt bother. I had a play with some old fibreglass tent poles but found i couldn't keep a nice curve in it and it put a lot of pressure on the screen when I forced them to bend in to shape.that is why I ended up using aluminum poles so I could pre bend them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkymart Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Here's a couple more pics with the roof on you can see the new shape it takes on and the extra Head room I've gained (not that that's a problem for me...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanto Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 As i started this topic I had better provide an update as to what i've been upto inspired by the perfectly engineered examples here, but first; I almost gave up and put the hood up for sale but was prompted to make a go of it, so I decided to try and undertake a zero (extra) cost fitment using anything I had to hand, this is very much a proof of the pudding before I do a proper job. The fitment of the hood itself was less than ideal, this I still think is due to the rake of the screen being too much, but also as will be seen I had no way of attaching the rear straps to the body, a previous owner had positioned the turn buttons on the roll bar supports, which because i'd cobbled together a boot lid couldn't be used. I had an old camera tripod which was broken years ago but i'd refused to throw it out, I used two of the telescopic legs from this as supports, to reduce chances of the hood chaffing I quickly attached some neoprene rubber. I bent the lower ends of the legs to sit on the plastic screen channel and filed an angle on the upper ends to allow the hood to smoothly cover the joint between the supports and the roll bar. The next problem was that even with the velcro straps as long as possible there was no way they would reach the bodywork! I eventually decided to use the holes left from removal of the spare tyre carrier to be location points for elasticated straps, I used hooks that I had lying around but I had no suitable bungee cords, but I had the wife's knicker draw and it's contents, so I raided it whilst she was having a pint in the pub and liberated some wholesome elastic (neoprene rubber), with these a pair of rustic and indestructable straps were made. Pretty it is not, functional it is! I have also added velcro straps to the inside of the hood that fit around the supports, I forgot to photograph them, which is probably a good job as they aren't pretty either. so have i now got a functioning half hood, well yes I have, all it needs now is some tarting up, but that will be a winter project, especially as the passenger door has a large gap and the hood on the side has a large longitudinal crease in it, which will require further supports to be fabricated. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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