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[PICS] Smashed my Hardtop.. :(
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[PICS] Smashed my Hardtop.. :(
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Originally Posted by 2manycars
Bummer. Is the top repairable??Glad you got a good run aside from that though.
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Wow how far did that thing travel down the track? Glad your OK and you got a new best out of the motor. Bolt that thing on and get down here, gates open at 4:30 
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Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
I'm thinking in just keeping it the way it is, just securing it with Grade 8 bolts so that it won't fly off again... I only use it at the track anyways.. so it doesn't really matter how it looks...
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
that sucks.....i lost one of my plexiglass t tops at highway speeds once ....whoosh ....it was gone luckily no one was behind me
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Originally Posted by oregonsharkman
Just curious Olivier: Do you wear the hartop at the track for aerodynamic reasons or is it required?? Seems like you would loose some weight by running with it off??
Don't know how much those things weigh, but it'd definitely be some weight off the car running with it off
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The top is required if I'm running below 11.50. I could run the soft top below that...
When I'm running 10's, I'll also have to install the transmission blanket.. The weight of my top is about 40 lbs, but the weight reduction will cost you more in aerodynamic loss than the lower weight without it. Running topless is usually a .2 slower ET...
When I'm running 10's, I'll also have to install the transmission blanket.. The weight of my top is about 40 lbs, but the weight reduction will cost you more in aerodynamic loss than the lower weight without it. Running topless is usually a .2 slower ET...
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Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
I'm thinking in just keeping it the way it is, just securing it with Grade 8 bolts so that it won't fly off again... I only use it at the track anyways.. so it doesn't really matter how it looks...
People will think you rolled your car
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You still have the soft top for the street or just no top at all. I would not bother trying to fix the damage.
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O - You probably know this already, but hardtop flyoff is a fairly common problem. You often see guys duct tape the front edge at the top of the windshield to prevent air from getting in there and ripping off the top. It looks silly because people think you are trying to hold your top on the car with duct tape, but they are actually preventing airflow from getting between the hardtop and the top of the windshield.
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Originally Posted by OHSIXX
You still have the soft top for the street or just no top at all. I would not bother trying to fix the damage.
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Originally Posted by PRNDL
O - You probably know this already, but hardtop flyoff is a fairly common problem. You often see guys duct tape the front edge at the top of the windshield to prevent air from getting in there and ripping off the top. It looks silly because people think you are trying to hold your top on the car with duct tape, but they are actually preventing airflow from getting between the hardtop and the top of the windshield.