C3 headroom variance
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St. Jude Donor '10
A tribute to the C-3 and its ability to accept upgrades Glad you liked the drive and look forward to hearing more about your future changes.
Great guy, great car, great combo.
Enjoy.
David
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Last night I checked the T tops to see if I could improve my headroom.
The good news is that the under cover is easily removable. The is just 1 screw and the rest is some time of Velcro like plastic clamps.
The bad news is that at some point the plastic "velcro" was glued together and I probably will not be able to separate this without doing damage to either the the clamps of the T-top under cover.
Also upon close inspection, it seems that removing the under cover will leave a lot of protruding things exposed and look quite ugly and somewhat dangerous to the skull.
Of to the next solution.
The good news is that the under cover is easily removable. The is just 1 screw and the rest is some time of Velcro like plastic clamps.
The bad news is that at some point the plastic "velcro" was glued together and I probably will not be able to separate this without doing damage to either the the clamps of the T-top under cover.
Also upon close inspection, it seems that removing the under cover will leave a lot of protruding things exposed and look quite ugly and somewhat dangerous to the skull.
Of to the next solution.
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St. Jude Donor '10
Holy Cow David, I didn't use any glue on the T-Top covers so not sure how or where that came from. The velcro would/should have been enough to hold that in place so not sure why the glue would have been used. Those tabs are plastic and you could get inbetween them with a flat blunt object like a large screwdriver. Those Velcro peices are sold by several suppliers and they are rivited to the covers. I did replace them on my 71 Sparty, but not on the 77. I think you can get them off without damage though.
Any luck getting anyone to send you details of removing the lower rails? I think that would buy you at least three inches. Or maybe consider a later model seat, Ihear they are shaped differently and may be lower profile. Just ideas how to get your bum down lower.
Good luck David.
David H.
AllC34Me
Any luck getting anyone to send you details of removing the lower rails? I think that would buy you at least three inches. Or maybe consider a later model seat, Ihear they are shaped differently and may be lower profile. Just ideas how to get your bum down lower.
Good luck David.
David H.
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I know you said you weren't a fan DJ, but if you know someone who has a glass top you could set in place to compare headroom, you might be pleasantly suprised without any other mods.
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I agree. with my old 2" bolsters and 31 yr old seats I fit fine in my 81 but last night put in new seat foams and new leather and now my head sticks up about 2-3" above the windshield but did have to crouch down a bit before with the TTOPs on. I think I will have to break them in now before I go tops on.
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like the wheels in your avatar. Same looks I was going for.
I was thinking black side pipes too since my inside is now flat black and my engine compartment.
maybe stinger hood as well with black satin stripe .
