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Old Jan 5, 2018 | 02:05 PM
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Old Jan 5, 2018 | 02:35 PM
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Nice! What's the weight tally? Did you replace the interior liner? Been considering options since I rarely use the sunroof and my helmet hits the roof on track days...
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Old Jan 5, 2018 | 03:24 PM
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I like the way you removed the glass rather than removing the entire interior (per factory manual).

Do you have any pics showing where the oem roof was cut? Likely pretty obvious once the side finish moldings are removed.

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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 01:05 PM
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Per ZL its about 125 lbs off the top. The shop removed the welds with a grinder of some kind. They removed both windows and didnt have to drop the liner which is great since I have the welded in roll bar. The are replacing the center cross member bar as I guess the sunroof car bar is different then none sunroof car. Im sure you could reuse the old bar but they are 100%. Im not sure what the glue is but the said its better then the 3M Panel Bond 08115 that I recommended.
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Old Jan 7, 2018 | 09:33 AM
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Man! 125 pounds of true weight loss at the highest point of the car? I hope you can attempt to quantify that for yourself but it's just outstanding!

Fantastic thread, I give it 10/10! Bravo sir.
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Old Jan 7, 2018 | 10:24 AM
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Did you ever decide to do a carbon fiber trunk for weight loss?
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Old Jan 8, 2018 | 06:26 PM
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This thread! Car looks amazing and definitely a lot to learn and drool over
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Old Jan 8, 2018 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel350
Did you ever decide to do a carbon fiber trunk for weight loss?

yes we did but painted it to match.

her are some more pics of the roof install.





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Old Jan 9, 2018 | 07:36 AM
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My pants just got a little tighter for some reason...
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Old Jan 9, 2018 | 09:16 AM
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Nice,
As far as the weight savings for the trunk, how much can you save going CF trunk? And which one did you go with? Seibon?
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Old Jan 9, 2018 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Diesel350
Nice,
As far as the weight savings for the trunk, how much can you save going CF trunk? And which one did you go with? Seibon?
Seibon and think it was around 15 pounds.
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Old Jan 10, 2018 | 06:04 PM
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Nice. But a few questions...why did they use vice grips on a carbon fiber part? And if the roof is bonded in place, why did the drill it and use clecos?
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Old Jan 20, 2018 | 12:13 PM
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Roofs in front and center at Innovative Autoworks for both World of Wheels Pittsburgh Car Show.










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Old Jan 20, 2018 | 12:26 PM
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Looks so good! Right on!
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Old Jan 20, 2018 | 12:51 PM
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Looks damn good.
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