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| r_towle |
 Aug 30 2008, 03:50 PM
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Custom Member  Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Is there are reason to leave the targa bar in place when you have a full cage?
Assume a chopped windshield and never a roof. So, why do IC all the cars with no windshield and the ginter type front windscreen all leave the targa bar in place??? If you have a full cage with cross bars and a full rear hoop the targa bar is redundant structurally and seems to be added weight up high. Rich |
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| Joe Bob |
Aug 30 2008, 06:37 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Lose it....just remember to tie the cage into both ends of the longs.
I did it with a 356 C that I ripped the top off of and stuffed a 6 into.....of course that was rusty coupe and has no bearing on this conversation.....but I don't care. I just spent 8 hours cleaning my rental and sniffing cleaning fumes...... |
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| So.Cal.914 |
Aug 30 2008, 07:00 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(mikez @ Aug 30 2008, 05:37 PM)  Lose it....just remember to tie the cage into both ends of the longs. I did it with a 356 C that I ripped the top off of and stuffed a 6 into.....of course that was rusty coupe and has no bearing on this conversation.....but I don't care. I just spent 8 hours cleaning my rental and sniffing cleaning fumes...... So you should be pretty high right now...Want to lend me money? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| URY914 |
Aug 30 2008, 09:42 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,532 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
People leave the T-bar on because it makes it look like a 914.
Without it the car looks strange. |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Aug 30 2008, 09:48 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Unless you do something like the Anklebiter.
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| SirAndy |
Aug 30 2008, 10:04 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,632 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(URY914 @ Aug 30 2008, 07:42 PM) People leave the T-bar on because it makes it look like a 914. Without it the car looks strange. That's why Roger Sheridan makes a FG replacement ... "914 FIBERGLASS TARGA BAR$ 450.00 (APPROX. WEIGHT 4 LBS.)" http://www.ultimate914.com/MOTORSPORTS_WE/Price_Listx.html (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| sww914 |
Aug 30 2008, 10:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
My car caught fire several years ago. One of those filter screen holders loosened it's self and my car burned badly, like 40-50 foot high flames, no exaggeration. It was at The Streets of Willow and the fire was bad enough that they stopped the practice session happening over on the big track, too. You can read the whole story in 914 Magazine's first issue.
I will never run a car without a glass rear window. Ever. I had urethaned the rear glass in and the fire was hot enough that it melted the urethane and the glass fell inside the car. |
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