Griffith split roof chop....

Try looking at these threads.

Split Roof threads

The PR Woods one has died I think, mine is taking a lot longer than expected but Surface and Design in Blackpool have recently cut one in half and done a nice job.
THere are one or two others on here who've done the job quite successfully themselves and will be along soon I'm sure to advise

I'd say cutting your original roof would put people off if you sold it.
They aren't massively expensive to buy so try to get yourself another. They turn up on Fleabay reasonably regularly.

I bought a spare last year and cut it. Life is much much easier with a split roof for sure. The split version will sit on top of a full boot.

There are a number of different ways to do it. Mine is a simple cut in half with a thin foam seal in the middle. I have rubberised overcentre catches in the drawer that I bought for the job but decided not to bother because it works just fine without anything pulling the halves together. But then I have the Leven hood cover that I carry everywhere so it isn't tested to any extreme.

The cut is fairly straightforward, but you then need to fill in the voids front and back and glass the cut edge or water will get into the laminate and split it.

I have a small aluminium locating pin at the back. Mainly because I didn't like that the two panels didn't sit perfectly flat together. Its not strictly necessary though.

I removed the fabric off mine, because it wasn't a colour match, and had it painted.
In hindsight I'd look at getting it covered again because the painted version is vulnerable to scratches.

Think thats about it. Cue Seasider and Ballistic Banana...

I had mine done by surface and design, and then trimmed by DC trim as part of a big refit. The design on mine used 2 locating pins to make sure and was trimmed in cream leather inside. S & d also formed a lip in the roof to help water resistance, I also live in Scotland, so needed the best waterproofing I could get!

With complete new seals it is better than before, quieter as well, although it's still very new and a little stiff until the seals bed in properly. Well worth it though!

Yep that's mine!

Still go for a quick peak into the garage sometimes . Sad I know!

How the hell did I forget the Godfather of roof cutters !

I didn't realise yours had H section ali joining the two parts Moose. How does it finish at the back end? I know this historically is the place where it drips and with Ballistic Bananas roof we went to great lengths to create a 'tail' to fit into the slot in the lift up section to stop drips.

Sounds easier to just make the boot bigger... Would improve the looks too!

Rob, Ian, have you got my pics ??

I've got loads of pictures. Del 203's and mine.
If the OP drops me an email I'll email them back with the pictures. Don't have time to post them on here right now, sorry.

Course you can mate. Its going to be a few emails though by the look of it so I hope you've got a good broadband line.

Keep the roof as it is but instead spend your time sawing some attractive vents either side of your bonnet to let all the hot air out. You know it makes sense.