roof off

[chrislafleur]

Hi all
A couple of weeks ago a guy posted a thread about removing the hood of his chim has anyone got any pics with the roof removed altogether and does it look cool.

[im]

chrislafleur said:

Hi all
A couple of weeks ago a guy posted a thread about removing the hood of his chim has anyone got any pics with the roof removed altogether and does it look cool.

Do you mean removed as in should it rain you'd be f*cked type of removed?

[chrislafleur]

yes all off right down to the bones

[im]

chrislafleur said:

yes all off right down to the bones

I'd be interested to see that picture as well.

[Red V8]

Take a look here... MBU10 did loads of work on his chim a year or so back... don't think hes got it any longer but pictures are still there

www.teessidelads.com/cpg132/displayimage.php?album=32&pos=43

[stu 9thgate]

my god that looks like some kind of half-arses autopsy or somthing!,
wait while i cover my cars eyes"

[cloggy]

Does not look too bad considering the seats are out. I would like to see a photo of one with the seats in and fully operational (you know what I mean).

[jasandjules]

I hope they put the carpets back.

Looks a bit rough at that point.

[Roberto Rica]

The topic you're looking for was by Tyre Tread - search his profile for it.

Rob

[burriana]

If you click on the thumbnails page it shows you through the full re-trim. Looks like a good job at the end of it all too

[tyre_tread]

Is this what you are looking for?

[Red V8]

cool... but what do you do when it rains?

[tyre_tread]

Red V8 said:

cool... but what do you do when it rains?

It was only off temporarily while the hood was being repaired - now back on again!

I just thought it looked really good so i dropped the trim in place and took a few shots in very poor light conditions though!

[Phil Dicky]

Red V8 said:

cool... but what do you do when it rains?

I guess get very wet

[cloggy]

tyre_tread said:

Red V8 said:

cool... but what do you do when it rains?

It was only off temporarily while the hood was being repaired - now back on again!

I just thought it looked really good so i dropped the trim in place and took a few shots in very poor light conditions though!

Yes, looks great. Be an option I would consider if I lived somewhere with good weather and little rain.

[Red V8]

Arizona!!!

[victormeldrew]

I may be a bit wierd, but I think the car looks really good like that. You can see the sexy lines of the rump better - it's like taking a tutu of a laydee and finding JLo underneath.

Maybe you could make a tonneau cover for emergency shower protection?

Like this:

[.Mark]

I'd love a cover like that for the Chimaera.

[That Daddy]

its a shame they dident make the roof fold away,that looks so much nicer really shows off the lines,a bit like the triumph stag idea would be great,why oh why.

[pink_floyd]

When I took the hood off to repair the rear screen I to thought that the car looked fantastic. I have wondered if you could put velcro right along the rear. It would then only take 5 mins to remove the pivot bolts from the hoop, unplug the light and undo the velcro, then you could put the rear in the boot as well. Not sure if the velcro could stand the tension though. May be it would be possible to use a zip.
IMO the car does look fantastic without the hoop folded down.