possibly removing my roof!
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as the car is slowly coming together for the second time, i thought it was time for the car to go in one direction instead of the whole mix mach variety style

so as i want to go the trackday car route there is one big floor stopping me .... i have a glass sun roof!

i have today been thinking about removing it and fitting a fibreglass jobbie but would love some reviews from people that have fitted them please

as it is coming up to christmas, might as well treat the mini to either a new roof or a internal linkage and i just cant make my mind up.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=335446

This should answer a lot and contains a similarly long thread about roofs.

I phoned Dave at tdk racing on monday, and after a long discussion decided to go for a carbon fibre roof.

Ive never seen a plastic roof that looks nice

I seriously doubt it!

see i agree with paul but i have only seen carbon ones!

and i was thinking because you never see any plasstics roofs that look nice could this possibly be because there not blended in well and the ones that are blended in well are unoticable and look just like metal?

Just bear in mind that fibreglass is gay

fibreglass is lighter then metal on some occasions it is also less work to fit a fibreglass roof then a metal one i am told but yes it is still gay!

My carbon one looks good - replaced the roof for the same reason, to get rid of the sunroof.

got a project thread?

You're almost as funny as I am...

this is turning out well.... where is the love?

Edited by blister on 11th Nov, 2010.

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Edited by wolfie on 11th Nov, 2010.

oh interesting

have a look at mine.....

"Cars are a lifetime of pain"

yours blends in very well have you got any photos of the process?

I must admit i don't, but i can tell you that it was a pain. to get it sitting low enough i had to move the edge of the roof in on the car about a cm all the way around and then re weld the roof edges back on. This was needed to bond the roof to. We then used a flexible filler at the bottom of the roof in the gutter. then painted the roof section. I guess i probably spent a good day getting the roof right, its all in the prep....

"Cars are a lifetime of pain"

a none metal roof is no good in a track car .....if you have a bad accident your in the deep stuff!.

i would remove the old one with the sun roof in and replace it with a metal one

this helps massivley to the strength of the mini as well.... think about it ?

only my opinion

I don't agree with benross.. Loosing weight up high is a good move in a track car, however a cage is essential.

Edited by MarkGTT on 12th Nov, 2010.

From a certain sat night some knows that you see this as positive

On 12th Nov, 2010 apbellamy said:

On 11th Nov, 2010 minimole23 said:

On 11th Nov, 2010 apbellamy said:
Just bear in mind that fibreglass is gay

Fibrephobe!

I never said that being gay was a negative

Come on Fab, you loved it and you consented!

I know we all talk about the possibility of rolling and getting impaled on a fence post or something but considering the window area of a mini there is surely the potential to get impaled through that too. Didn't the original TT have a fence post come through the door or something? So I'd say its mainly down to luck as to whether you walk out of an accident.

i have two roof skins on my mini! (both metal)

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