Which way up, or does yours slide about too?

[streaky]

The roof that is, when stowed in the boot.

Mine fits in right way up, resting on the tops of both wheel arches and the spare tyre (yes, I know!).

On any journey involving hard cornering (i.e. any journey), the roof slides sideways and tilts so that it rubs (although it's in a bag) on one or other (usually the NS) strut - perhaps I take left-handers harder ... or perhaps that's just the first corner I come to ).

Any tips to avoid this problem?

Streaky

>> Edited by streaky on Friday 5th August 05:52

[badredwedge]

Yes I have the same problem

1 Leave the roof at home

2 Get some foam (out of the sofa)and pad it out with that

3 Corner a bit slower !!!! no forget that

3 Will it stand upright, mine does

4 why are you up at stupid oclock ?

[FrenchTVR]

Used to have the same problems. I now stand the roof upright which is much better.
I have to admit that I no longer carry the spare wheel, have a couple of cans of tyre weld instead and an AA card

[JR]

I used to keep an old coat in the boot and put it on top of the spare to keep the roof still.

[grahamw48]

I put mine in vertically, and use a childs sponge-type football to wedge it in place. It's in a cover.

[tallbloke]

FrenchTVR said:

Used to have the same problems. I now stand the roof upright which is much better. I have to admit that I no longer carry the spare wheel, have a couple of cans of tyre weld instead and an AA card

I think we should all start a wedge conspiracy here.

Some of the newer TVR's come with tyre weld and no spare wheel as standard. I we all stick to the same story, we could get away with the same tale about wedges. Otherwise the AA will still charge to rescue you if the tyre is too badly damaged for a tyre weld repair.

[gsx600]

I gave up on the spare a few years ago, and started to carry a can of tyreweld.
However eventually came to the point when I needed it at home with a slow puncture with flat tyre. Went to put the tube on the valve and it didn't fit !!
My car had those valveless valves, that you screw in an adaptor when you needed to and this would not fit on the tyreweld.
Still carry the tyreweld and no spare for the 4?0

My roof (back on subject) also sits behind the seats in an emergency, but does muffle the rear speakers somewhat !

>> Edited by gsx600 on Friday 5th August 10:38

[adam quantrill]

I'm gonna be developing a roll-up roof that fits in the lug locators and suckers onto the windows. So you really can leave your roof at home.

It will be strictly for parking the car up, not for driving around.

It will be small enough that you can roll it up and stick it behind a seat.

Watch this space!

[grady]

On my to do list is to build some type of holder that mounted to the aft-most bulkhead a la the mounts for a 914 top.

Speaking of jacks, mine works OK with no weight but wouldn't turn with the weight of the car upon it. Any suggestions? Grady

[grahamw48]

I've always found a 'scissor' type jack to be the most useful portable, as they're lightweight and can be used on any load bearing part of the car, and on any vehicle.
Very safe (no hydraulics) and can be wound up with any sort of lever, if the correct one is lost.

[wedg1e]

adam quantrill said:

I'm gonna be developing a roll-up roof that fits in the lug locators and suckers onto the windows. So you really can leave your roof at home. It will be strictly for parking the car up, not for driving around. It will be small enough that you can roll it up and stick it behind a seat. Watch this space!

Sounds like a plan!

FYI, I have a cockpit cover that I made from materials supplied by a mate who worked in a Mansfield textile mill.
It's a 2-ply construction (you can see it in some of the BBWF pics), the outer being a quick-drying lightweight cloth that was developed for a US company as a replica for denim, but a fraction of the weight, for hiking gear.
The inner ply is the bluey-purple stuff that surgeons' gowns are made from, it's totally waterproof (and blood-proof, of course )

[grahamw48]

I shall use my bin bag, which also doubles as a kite, when not tripling as a picnic table, or quadrupling as a one-man tent.

[streaky]

Doh! Two blocks of foam rubber now sit in the boot to slot between the roof and the underside of the boot lid.

Thanks to Darren for that idea.

gsx600 said:

My roof ... also sits behind the seats in an emergency, but does muffle the rear speakers somewhat !

Doesn't it also cause a lot of wind resistance?

grahamw48 said:

I've always found a 'scissor' type jack to be the most useful ...

What? For wedging [pun intended] the roof in the boot?

Streaky

[gsx600]

streaky said:

gsx600 said: My roof ... also sits behind the seats in an emergency, but does muffle the rear speakers somewhat ! Doesn't it also cause a lot of wind resistance? Streaky

Does not seem to be any difference up to 130 anyway

Plus it sits quite low and angles towards the rear, so is below the line of the targa rear when down