Hood by Dave the Trimmer

Hood by Dave the Trimmer

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J400GED

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Thursday 16th February 2017
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Would anyone have pictures of a hood with the smaller rear window, fitted by Dave the Trimmer in particular, that they can post please?

J400GED

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Thursday 16th February 2017
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Hedgehopper said:
Not sure who did it but looks OK............



Thanks Alex, but I was looking for one definitely by Dave the Trimmer.

J400GED

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Thursday 16th February 2017
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Thanks all, I've found what I was looking for. smile

J400GED

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Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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ChimpOnGas said:
Here's my Dave The Trimmer rear roof section with his slightly smaller rear window design.



As you can see this is combined with a folding Surrey top which I absolutely love, Dave The Trimmer supplied the bolt of German Soninland mohair, half of this roll of material was used to make the Surrey top and the other half was used by Dave to make my rear section.

This ensured both sections match perfectly and they will age at the same rate to remain matching throughout their life. For me the pairing of the folding Surrey top with Dave's smaller window rear section makes for the perfect Chimera soft top combination.

I did make sure there was enough material left over to cover my original hard panel too but almost three years have past now and simply haven't I bothered to do this yet, this is solely because since I bought the Surrey top and the matching trimming work was completed I haven't felt the need to fit my hard panel once.

And I use my TVR throughout the winter and in all weathers, that should tell you all you need to know about the excellent and extremely user friendly Surrey top.

More on the project here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by ChimpOnGas on Wednesday 22 February 08:44
Dave, how much is a Surrey top? Are they readily available?

Cheers,

Ged

J400GED

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Thursday 23rd February 2017
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simonwedge said:
See here: http://www.cambria-cirrus.com/

I should add that I've got one as well. They're not cheap but I wouldn't be without mine now, especially as I've got a Griff and the boot is pretty much unusable once the normal targa panel is in it.
Thanks simonwedge. smile