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 72RSbug
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| posted on August 22nd, 2007 at 03:59 PM |
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EJ20TT + ragtop = ??
would a ragtop kit be able to handle high speeds on a bug with an EJ20TT engine, I'm talking over 200km/h driving for short periods.
It's not a stock ragtop, it's from http://www.parisbeetles.co.uk/beetle%20sunroofs.htm
it's attached to the roof with poppers up front, I could put some kind of small wind difusor just before where it attaches to keep it from flying
away.
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| posted on August 24th, 2007 at 04:11 AM |
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I would not do it!
You will weaken the car by cutting the roof off! For a Turbo engine it should get some extra strengh! To enjoy riding with the roof open, you can´t
go to fast anyway.
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72RSbug
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| posted on August 24th, 2007 at 04:26 AM |
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strenght wise I am not very concerned since I have a full roll cage welded in and will be getting the chassis reinforements for a convertable.
I will propably put a small wind deflector on the roof just before the ragtop to keep it from blowing of the car at high speeds.
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pete wood
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| posted on August 27th, 2007 at 07:00 PM |
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I've never driven above 130km/h with the top down in my buggy. at over 100km/h the wind makes like you feel like your hair will be ripped out.
200kmh + open top =  
keep the roof. non factory soft tops generally suck big time...they also lower the value of the car and are irreversable. 
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RENNWAGEN
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| posted on August 29th, 2007 at 08:15 AM |
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That thing will leak big time.
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