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Posted by: URY914 Dec 8 2006, 05:52 PM
Ever seen inside a targa bar, boys and girls???
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Posted by: URY914 Dec 8 2006, 05:54 PM
Heavy, heavy, BAD, BAD!!!
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Posted by: pete-stevers Dec 8 2006, 05:57 PM
alright paul....what are you doing
Posted by: URY914 Dec 8 2006, 05:59 PM
alright paul....what are you doing
Someone asked me how much it weighed and I told him I'd post some pitures.
I like how you can see the rust forming ON THE INSIDE!!
Posted by: Randal Dec 8 2006, 06:07 PM
alright paul....what are you doing
Someone asked me how much it weighed and I told him I'd post some pitures.
I like how you can see the rust forming ON THE INSIDE!!
Man, that is a lot of steel.
I wonder how hard it is to mount one of those Sheridan's sails?
Posted by: Headrage Dec 8 2006, 06:14 PM
I seem to remember seeing the sail panel cut open at one of the G&R swap meets and it was filled with foam.
Posted by: GeorgeRud Dec 8 2006, 08:42 PM
Targa Bar = Roll Bar. Heavy and Strong are good things if you ever get upside down. I was very impressed to see how strong they were engineered. Not quite enough to satisfy SCCA or other racing organizations, but nice to have nevertheless. Also, the glass rear window serves as a nice windblocker. In retrospect, a design far ahead of it's time.
Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Dec 9 2006, 01:15 PM
....and in an adverse environment, this is what happens to them........ 
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Posted by: tracks914 Dec 9 2006, 10:02 PM
....and in an adverse environment, this is what happens to them........
That's nice, how did you repair the holes? Did you cut them right out and weld in new steel, patch from underneath with steel or just blast clean and fiberglass??
Posted by: Andyrew Dec 9 2006, 10:36 PM
Paul... heavy heavy steel in that area is GOOOOD.. for a street car in a flip..
Posted by: J P Stein Dec 9 2006, 10:52 PM
I wonder how hard it is to mount one of those Sheridan's sails?
We spoke.
His (Mr. Sheridan's) comment was....you gotta figure out how to mount it...
not an exact quote, but close enuff
So, Paul? What did the thing weigh? A WAG would be fine.
Posted by: Brando Dec 9 2006, 10:59 PM
Targa Bar = Roll Bar. Heavy and Strong are good things if you ever get upside down. I was very impressed to see how strong they were engineered. Not quite enough to satisfy SCCA or other racing organizations, but nice to have nevertheless. Also, the glass rear window serves as a nice windblocker. In retrospect, a design far ahead of it's time.
I seem to recall a thread cross-posted from pelican of a 914-6 which rolled on an Ortega run. Driver [and passenger?] came out unscathed. The rollbar didn't collapse but the windshield frame did contort a bit. I'd say it's plenty strong.
Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Dec 10 2006, 01:12 AM
Nuther view, Kudos to Mike Mueller.
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Posted by: URY914 Dec 10 2006, 08:29 AM
So, Paul? What did the thing weigh? A WAG would be fine.
I'm thinking 10-12 pounds maybe 15.
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