Home made hard top ?
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The Bird Man
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Home made hard top ?
Has anyone on here ever attempted to make their own hardtop ? I swear I have seen a picture on here of one but can't for the life of me find it anywhere. How difficult would one be to make lets say out of wood then coat it with body filler and apply several coats of paint. Would that be strong enough if braced properly ? Or am I just being ambitious, haha. Thanks, Eddie.
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Jordi
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Re: Home made hard top ?
There are a couple on ebay a the moment.
This one 281142139129 is in darlington. Can collect / ship it if you wanted.
This one 281142139129 is in darlington. Can collect / ship it if you wanted.
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Re: Home made hard top ?
Cant imgen it being two hard to make one
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Re: Home made hard top ?
I've been toying with that idea for a while...using plyboard coated with thin metal...in a fastback design. If I ever get around to it I will certainly post it here!
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Re: Home made hard top ?
what about using cling film? 
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Re: Home made hard top ?
Scottie's home made his front section...
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Re: Home made hard top ?
rather than making one i would modify a standard one then you have a base to work off.
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Re: Home made hard top ?
The truck is a good base to work offturbo-tom wrote:rather than making one i would modify a standard one then you have a base to work off.
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Re: Home made hard top ?
You mean rivnut'd on a bit of aluminium sheettwiss wrote:Scottie's home made his front section...
