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> I want a welded steel roof, Probably as popular as the flu... Anyone do this?
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post Aug 4 2010, 08:54 AM
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Aug 3 2010, 09:15 PM) *

Just thinking without measuring but...

Seems to me a rear deck lid could be fab'd to get a good head-start on a steel roof.


Something about the rear deck wasn't right. I can't recall what it was....maybe the arc? If you have a spare deck, just set it up there and you'll see why it doesn't really work well.

Yup, that chopped, steel topped 914 was the black/red 914-6 Craig drove.

I snagged it from a local guy years back, then Craig snagged it from me. Now it's pretty custom.

I'd love to see some pictures of it myself.
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post Aug 4 2010, 08:59 AM
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Here is a picture pre steel roof:


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post Aug 4 2010, 10:48 AM
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hows about adding steel stifeners under teh stock targa top? then you got he stiffness, plus the removable targa top only obstructed by some bracing? maybe a couple lentghs of 1 inch tubing form the two front to two rear conrers? maybe with some diaginals?
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post Aug 4 2010, 10:57 AM
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The car does look awful nice with that sunroof however. As I get older, I also like the idea of AC and other comforts more and more.



some more old guy car stuff:

I be neeidng an assist lift driver seat to help get me in and out, stoping donw is harder and harder.

the 914 eeds that gerital bottle holder, they never came with them.

of course a seat mounted relief tube is a must, that will save on frequent stops.

the windshield I am thinking of taking to a glass grinder and have it converted to a Bi-focal windshiled, to help me see things both near and far even when I forget my glasses.

not to forget forgeting, there needs to be a white board and felt pen to make notes of all the things i am likely to forget.

The automatic heart defibiulator mounted in teh steering colum is also needed, just lean forward till your chest touches the steering wheel,at teh first sign of a heart attack, Press the red heart attack button, and zap, your as good as new, a jump start to teh heart.

let us not forget the old mans baseball hat collection shelf below the rear window. need room for a bout twenty hats or so.

Curb fellers, cant park with out
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post Aug 4 2010, 11:08 AM
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QUOTE(realred914 @ Aug 4 2010, 01:48 PM) *

hows about adding steel stifeners under teh stock targa top? then you got he stiffness, plus the removable targa top only obstructed by some bracing? maybe a couple lentghs of 1 inch tubing form the two front to two rear conrers? maybe with some diaginals?


Put in a cage if you want to stiffen it. The beauty of the steel roof its then a true coupe, quieter, stiffer etc plus the sunroof gives you about the same feel as the stupid targa top when its off. With the top off a 914 still doesn't have the feel of a convertible.
They should've gone ahead with the 916 project with removable sunroofs, 2.4L sixes and flares. A 2.0L six was just too gutless and stark.
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post Aug 5 2010, 09:12 AM
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hows about adding steel stifeners under teh stock targa top? then you got he stiffness, plus the removable targa top only obstructed by some bracing? maybe a couple lentghs of 1 inch tubing form the two front to two rear conrers? maybe with some diaginals?


I'm going to re-create the brace that was originally in Steve's car...

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post Aug 5 2010, 09:33 AM
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hows about adding steel stifeners under teh stock targa top? then you got he stiffness, plus the removable targa top only obstructed by some bracing? maybe a couple lentghs of 1 inch tubing form the two front to two rear conrers? maybe with some diaginals?


I'm going to re-create the brace that was originally in Steve's car...

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E, Make 2 and let me know.

T.C.
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post Aug 5 2010, 10:07 AM
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Maybe I should make 3 and let Steve know as well. That one seems to be MIA and I think it would be nice to have for his car.

I'll keep you posted.
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post Aug 5 2010, 01:32 PM
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I would also like to see some detailed pictures of the chopped 924/944 top. I have a fiero parts car but the top is fg with a steel structure and the gm glass removable insert. How hard is it to get new weatherstripping for the 924?

I kinda wonder if porsche didn't get the starting pieces from a t3 or something that already had the drip rails and all.
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post Aug 5 2010, 02:01 PM
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Aug 5 2010, 12:07 PM) *

Maybe I should make 3 and let Steve know as well. That one seems to be MIA and I think it would be nice to have for his car.

I'll keep you posted.


Steve doesn't want one. He took off a bunch of stuff of the M471 ( Prototipo, Recaro seats, rear lense) to return the car to the way it would have left the Factory. I thought I had a line on the brace once, but it was fleeting
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post Apr 4 2015, 11:08 PM
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As much as I would love a steel roof, at this point in my project I would settle for a bolted in fiberglass top that did not squeek or leak.


Oddly enough, this is the first 914 that I have never had a roof squeak for some reason. Owned it for a while till I realized one day, I wasn't hearing a squeak!
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post Apr 4 2015, 11:19 PM
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This is the steel roofed custom, no squeaks on this 914-6
Craig at CAMP


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post Apr 4 2015, 11:20 PM
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post Apr 5 2015, 09:26 AM
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how much now?
We know what he put into it, and its really cool.
Sad, but its so customized for one persons vision, its never going to get near what he put into it....

Rich
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post Apr 5 2015, 09:58 AM
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the long term plan is for scotty to weld a steel hardtop to my suby conversion. If he's still welding on 914's.
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post Apr 5 2015, 10:16 AM
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I want to do this too. I think I need to put my car on a Celette table first. I would hate to weld on a roof and find the tub is bent... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Apr 5 2015, 10:21 AM
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Hi Dan! How about a picture of your ride?
I am picking up my 944 roof in two weeks. It will be a bit befor I can tackle that project, but it will eventually happen!
Hope the family is well!
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post Jun 24 2020, 06:09 AM
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I want this. And AC too.
Call me crazy but a quiet, cool 914 (with a 3.0 or larger) is the ultimate.
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Here's what it looks like in white.

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