Cabin bar

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Originally posted by 93sidelsolvtec:
I been thinking about that myself acctually. Would it make the car stronger in some way and if you would have to think about taking a corner and cracking the body filler that you used to fill the welded area.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You do know that the body sheet metal is made out of steel and the targa top is made out of aluminum, so welding maybe out of the question because of the two different metals.

Geo
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if you decide to sell some for cheap count me in as well [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

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Originally posted by BiffStroganoffsky:

I don't have AC like Geo and Thomas.
<font color="#a62a2a"><font size="1">[ October 27, 2005 11:11 AM: Message edited by: BiffStroganoffsky ]</font></font>

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">And me.. and me!! I have AC!!

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Originally posted by BiffStroganoffsky:
Which brings me to: is the aluminum skin on the targa part of the stress member? That is, can you just remove the skin and use the frame or would you have to do some welding to strengthen the joints since it would be weakened by the removal of the skin?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The outer skin/cover is the frame for the top, all the rail stuff attaches to it on the sub frame at the sides of the top assembly.

Geo
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Team Sol of Washington

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Phooey! I was hoping there was a frame on which the skin sat that was the real structural member so I could just purchase a top and skin it to get a base frame from which to fab my bike rack. I'll still need the latching mechanism though. Doesn't Thomas have an extra pair he was replacing on his?

Ok, so no T-top/bike rack for you either! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I forgot to check e-bay a while back but there was some import salvage place around Renton that posted a red targa that eventually sold for $15. I never did ask them if I could pick it up and wave the shipping or whether that was their profit. Thinking back now, it would have been nice if I had followed through on that.

Which brings me to: is the aluminum skin on the targa part of the stress member? That is, can you just remove the skin and use the frame or would you have to do some welding to strengthen the joints since it would be weakened by the removal of the skin?