Roof in the boot
Roof in the boot
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gutu12

Original Poster:

606 posts

292 months

Friday 8th February 2013
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Has anyone done any type of mod to be able to get the roof panel of the convertible in the boot without needing a tyre iron to lever it in with?
Any ideas?
Cheers

gutu12

Original Poster:

606 posts

292 months

Sunday 10th February 2013
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Presumably the only solution would be to cut away a small section of the body work inside the boot by the fuel filler but has anyone had the same issue and come up with something else?

glow worm

6,631 posts

243 months

Sunday 10th February 2013
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It is easy to put the roof in the boot

Provided two things :-

i) you know how to do it

ii) The flap over the fuel tank is in the right place... You probably do not realise that it is a flap.... The petrol guage connector is behind it. The flap is the width of the boot fibreglass covered with grey felt , it hinges upwards.The corners may not be fitting properly into the corners and may need a bit of fibreglass removing so it sits snuggly.


To put your roof in the boot follow these instructions:-

May sure the notch is side nearest to you
Angle the righthandside down 10 degrees to the horizontal ,angling the roof at 45 degrees to the direction of the car ,slip the right side as far as it will go. Then whilst holding the left side slightly high, rotate the roof , slowly lower so it goes under the left hand boot edge.

Piece of piss never had a problem... just be careful not to scratch your rear lefthand wing with the metal edge of the roof (take of any sharp edges with a file) .

gutu12

Original Poster:

606 posts

292 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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glow worm said:
It is easy to put the roof in the boot

Provided two things :-

i) you know how to do it

ii) The flap over the fuel tank is in the right place... You probably do not realise that it is a flap.... The petrol guage connector is behind it. The flap is the width of the boot fibreglass covered with grey felt , it hinges upwards.The corners may not be fitting properly into the corners and may need a bit of fibreglass removing so it sits snuggly.


To put your roof in the boot follow these instructions:-

May sure the notch is side nearest to you
Angle the righthandside down 10 degrees to the horizontal ,angling the roof at 45 degrees to the direction of the car ,slip the right side as far as it will go. Then whilst holding the left side slightly high, rotate the roof , slowly lower so it goes under the left hand boot edge.

Piece of piss never had a problem... just be careful not to scratch your rear lefthand wing with the metal edge of the roof (take of any sharp edges with a file) .
bow I'll have a go. Thanks.

ratboiler

440 posts

207 months

Tuesday 12th February 2013
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I had the same problem the above instructions are bang on.

so called

9,154 posts

225 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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It's still as tight as hell and still tends to pull the 'top of door window seals' out of their groove.
There is a lot of variations between each and every car.

Tuscan Wil

422 posts

202 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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Never had an issue. I suppose you just need to master the technique but they did say there are no two TVR are the same. How about do something with the carpet lining?

glow worm

6,631 posts

243 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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Tuscan Wil said:
Never had an issue. I suppose you just need to master the technique but they did say there are no two TVR are the same. How about do something with the carpet lining?
I do not think you own a Tuscan Convertible, your profile photo shows Mk1 Targa and the roof is totally different.