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> Progress on the WAS top - 1st run starting to ship, In production
Mikey914
post Jul 3 2010, 02:47 PM
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I posted that I was working on this some time ago, and have hae enough forward progress to post a few pictures.

Please note this is not a complete top only a first part off a temporary mold. There's still some tweeking we will be doing on this to get the part a better fit.

Here's the summary of progress-
We have the tooling for the top portion almost finalized and will be making some adjustments.

We are acitvely machining the mounts for the roof so that it will attach with adjustement that can be made in seconds to assure a correct fit. I had noticed on tyhe few Sarasota tops that the substructure appeared to have been repaired as it was pulling the roof too tight.

I'm working on a custom box for shipping and storage with a soft foam liner. It will be able to ship Fedex without hitting the second overcharge tier (shipping should be about $60 across the US, and will make a nice storage box for the roof when not in use.

The big key here is the mounting substructure. We aer making a semi ridgid frame that will allow for the OEM seals to be used on the rear and sides. This means it should seal as good as the factory roof.

We are on track for out budget for this project and the initial offering will be less than $600. Part of the equation is how many will want one. These should be ready for production to begin in 8 weeks if all stays on track. I will not accept any deposits until I have the prototype completed and tested for awhile. I will be posting more on the prototype in abotu 3 weeks, and it will give us an idea of any things we want to tweek before production.


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post Jul 3 2010, 02:48 PM
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post Jul 3 2010, 02:54 PM
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post Jul 3 2010, 03:50 PM
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Very nice, i want one but won't be buying one. I'm sure you will sell plenty of them though.
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post Jul 3 2010, 04:27 PM
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A box for storage is a good idea. It need a confy home when not in use... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The biggest issue I had was the fitment along the leading edge. It didn't snug in just right and the wind generated noice was scary.

And...Saratoga Top or Sarasota Top ????


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post Jul 3 2010, 04:36 PM
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Very nice Mark. I don't know if I will have it in my 914 budget for a while. I will want one at some point though. Way to go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post Jul 3 2010, 04:39 PM
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THAT is FLippin....COOOL...

LOL now if I just had the money to buy one....

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post Jul 3 2010, 04:42 PM
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anychance you can get some pre-production ones out for folks to see? I like the idea of one, but for $600 i'd really like to see it first. these seems to be a great product idea.

it would be cool if you could get some pre-productions ones out there to folks that would not mind showing it off.


really very cool.

thanks
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post Jul 3 2010, 05:26 PM
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These will be LESS than $600. I will have a prototype shortly. There are some design details that we will need to work out, but the edges by the window on the original ones were the bigest problem. These will address that specifically. As well as a few other design improvements I'll announce once we have them in place.
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post Jul 3 2010, 07:38 PM
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That sure looks nice. Maybe.
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post Jul 3 2010, 10:29 PM
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Always amazing the masses, Mark (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
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Looks neat!
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post Jul 3 2010, 11:33 PM
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QUOTE(Krieger914 @ Jul 3 2010, 06:38 PM) *

That sure looks nice. Maybe.

Just the first piece of the puzzle.
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post Jul 4 2010, 12:10 AM
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Sure would make a super awesome door prize for MUSR 11 in October. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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That would kick ass in the winter.
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post Jul 4 2010, 05:40 AM
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post Jul 4 2010, 06:21 AM
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QUOTE(Gint @ Jul 4 2010, 12:05 AM) *

That would kick ass in the winter.

I know I'm going to use one. Here in Oregon, this should rock.
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post Jul 4 2010, 10:25 AM
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QUOTE(hot_shoe914 @ Jul 3 2010, 11:10 PM) *

Sure would make a super awesome door prize for MUSR 11 in October. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)



cant happen, it will never be a door prize, now if your talking roof prizes, thats a different story.
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post Jul 4 2010, 02:25 PM
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Stunning although we don't get much sun in the UK
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post Jul 4 2010, 09:37 PM
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QUOTE(veltror @ Jul 4 2010, 01:25 PM) *

Stunning although we don't get much sun in the UK

Exactly, after this last winter I only got the top off for WCR. That's it. I really think it will make the winter driving more fun.
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