yeah aluminum or fiberglass is going to be the ideal selling material because if I were to buy one I would want nothing less, carbon fiber is a possibility but it would be wildly expensive and out of the scope for most individuals such as myself. My only concern is after the time is spent and a suitable frame is established, then might come doing an interior part with it which might be another stepping stone to pass at a later time.

 

for me, I only want it to seal really well. Weather it's got an interior part or not. lol

But, I understand what you mean.

 

yeah the sealing system for the top where it connects to the windshield and where the windows seal up should be simple and have many ideas for it but as for how to get it to seal in the back is causing me some problems, I almost though about latches which would lock going down over the studs that you put your boot on over the top with its down and then a strong seals system in between each one if that makes sense. I just gotta look at more convertible hard tops and see how they do it, to be honest i've never actually dealt many other convertibles outside the rx-7 since no one really buys them all that often in jersey.

 

hmmm yeah, I never thought about the back. We have alot here in SC, but I'm not very good with large fabrications. If I catch anything interesting, I'll let you know.

 

i made some scetches and scale models of hardtops in the past. i even started a full scale peice but the faom i was using got destroyed in a thunderstorm. if i can get a vert shell of my own i might go back and continune work on one but until then nothing new.

 

that's alot of foam for something like that. lol

Sucks though it was destroyed.

 

Hey Brink, are you going to be at the SC meet next month? I'd love to see your vert in person. I'll be there.

Here's mine...


Reese

 

I don't know anything about a meet next month. When are where is it at? I'd love to go.

Btw, that's a nice vert man! I like everything except the lights lol, that and it's S4. I don't like the S4 frontend. I'm also a huge fan of flip-ups. The updated light setup is a good idea, but I would get HID then another set in the grille. Still nicely done man.

 

Look in the SE forum. We post monthly meet schedules there.

I do have HIDs in the low beams, actually.

Thanks for the compliments!

Reese

 

The lights are cool, I like the aftermarket seats, did you buy new seat brackets or have to modify the existing ones?

 

sounds good. I'll check it out. If it's not too far of a drive, I'll go.

 

Shika man you car is hot as hell.... wat are the measurements on you wheels & tires???

 

thanks man^ the measurements on my wheels are 18x10 +24 in the rear 245/45... my fronts are 17x8.5 +35 215 45...

here is my thread on my Ground Control Install, has some High def pics at the end

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-non-technical-pictures-198/shikas-gc-kit-install-91-vert-high-def-pics-804635/

two pics

 

damn dude absolutely sexy wish my black vert looked that awesome.....What kind of exhaust system are you running? it compliments the look of the car well.

 

I bought the car with them freshly installed... they are Trust N1 exhausts on cats, straight from Japan... Instructions were all in Japanese.. i will take photos later and post.

 

awesome thanks, yeah I'm in the market for a new exhaust and those look amazing on the car

 

Those ***** are awesome looking on the FC. I wish I knew how good they sounded compared to my 40 series. I'd switch up if they sounded really mean and not like 2 ricers.

Make a youtube vid for us 'shika805.

 

Agreed I would like to hear the sound as well and if they are that brand then they are not cheap at all so I would assume they sound amazing

 

SHIKA i read in your other thread that the front wheels came too close to your springs or something??? what did you do abou that?? and did you jus stretch the back tires to get the rims to fit in the back?? please let me know because i plan on gettin a decent pair of rims really soon

 

^yeah they came close to my suspension but still fit fine... not taking my car to the track anytime soon, i was thinking that i needed some 10mm spacers but i was amazed that they road fine. As for the tires in the rear, had to do a little stretch to fit within stock fenders (and had a slight roll on them), for the fronts didnt have to do anything.

here is the pics of my exhaust as i promised...





will try to create a video sometime so you guys can hear my exhaust set up.

 

yeah ive been thinking bought a hard top for a while had ideas for it when i talk to people most say just buy a coop lol

 

^is it just me, or is your sentence hard to understand??? i think you need a coma somewhere??

 

looking good shika805!!

 

wow I really wish everyone had the camera you have for pictures cuz those just come out amazing...Yeah dude that exhaust looks great its the perfect size and look I want with my vert, but i imagine it was imported so probably pretty hard to find, so far my searchs on it have come up empty.

 

hmmm i am doing a search also... not luck on this end, if i find something, i will definitely post.