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here is a shot of the dry fabric tacked into the clear gelcoated tool getting ready for infusing. it shows how tight we have to have it to the mold surface in critical areas like the rain gutters and edges.
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For those of us with the new cars are planning to provide templates for cutting into the wind shield frame to accommodate the hardtop-type latches?
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Any hope of these for the 964 Targa??
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maybe at some point but as of now we can't supply that. my car is an 83 so i have them already. i'd suggest re-reading this thread as i know someone posted they modified their 84+ car to accommodate a factory top. conversely if you purchase a top when we have them ready it would be relatively easy to loosely install it on your car and mark the hole areas and then further detail it with the provided escutcheon plates as you will not only need the hole for the latch but for the screws to hold the plate in place. the plates are needed for added strength for the latch areas. Quote:
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Please share your experience with the level of noise after fitting one of these tops. I have a rebuilt fold-able top and the noise is really bad over the passenger side of the car. I'm interested in the hard top largely to make driving in the car at speed with the top on more bearable. |
i will once we get back from hershey. since it's approximately 6 hours each way i should have a good opinion. that being said i know my seals are 30 years old and i plan on buying a new front seal from dan at hershey, so my results may not be typical.
getting ready for the infusion.... http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../IMG_0488.jpeg |
bagged and curing
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../IMG_0490.jpeg bagged removed after infusion. those are some sexy lines todd has created http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../IMG_0491.jpeg my car is getting more and more excited by the day... |
bottom is bagged
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../IMG_0493.jpeg and the bag is removed http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../IMG_0495.jpeg so we have both halves of our prototype sitting in their molds and soon they will be trimmed and bonded. he would never say it but i will... todd has done all of this work left handed only, and he is a righty. poor guy sprained his right hand on saturday but still puts out this amazing quality one handed. somebody better buy him a beer or three at hershey :) |
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Gee I did'nt mean to piss off all you newbies. Just asked the question. As for your creation, go for it and see what flies.
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No, not at all. We're just so happy that someone is showing the Targa owners a little love:) Tired of all the coupe guy purists giving us a hard time about our need for some fresh air and sunshine!! We try all we can in Northeastern Ohio.
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Makes me want to buy a targa just to put that top on - looks awesome - and I know how hard CF is to work with.
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Hi Nineball,
I been watching your work on this thread and it's very excellent. My question is in one photo where you have what looks like 4 longitudinal 2-3 inch wide carbon strips...that's there for reinforcement of the outer skin, correct? |
Karava,
no, those strips are my resin distribution lines. As you see in the following picture, they get removed after the resin is drawn completely through the skin. The top skin doesn't need any additional support due to it's laminate structure. |
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K, sort of. It's a semi rigid very porous material that allows resin to flow quickly.
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Isn't vacuum bagging great? One of my favorite clamping methods.
Looks great gents. Looking forward to the final product. Hope I can afford one. -C |
Thanks for the compliment Charles,
What I like about the infusion process is that we can tack all the laminate in dry, then suck it down tight to the tool ensuring no voids or bridging, then use that vacuum to pull the resin through the fabric. Very slick and a lot less messy than typical open layup/bagging. |
Slick! I'm guessing you already know about the bag material that the boat guys use. Can withstand up to 300º or so. That lets you use a slow hardener, hit it with external heatlamps to get it to set faster. I get it at West Marine, as I recall, or maybe West Systems.... My favorite resin these days comes from System 3.
Ciao! -C |
Love the continuous updates. Again great work Todd!
I'm hoping the price and finish of these are so desireable (as im sure they will be) that they kill the market for the factory tops. ;-) |
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