exige roof off can it be done and is it easy

[mooman]

thinking of buying 111r or exige but i like to take the roof off now and then dose any one have any pics of exige with roof off,
cheers matt

[jitsukadave]

the Exige roof can be removed, but it will knacker up the rear spoiler, and mess with the astehtics of the car (the engine cover). If you want roof off experiance, go with the Elise and get the suspension setup the same as the exige, and get exige spec tyres

Edited as I can't type when a little drunk

>> Edited by jitsukadave on Friday 24th June 16:46

[mooman]

cheers mate i know it knacers up the down force ect just woundered what it looks like i have a 111s at the moment but have found it to be a bit guttles middrange when overtaking hence the predicoment

>> Edited by mooman on Friday 24th June 16:53

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IIRC, with a little DIY drilling to put in the sockets for the hood spars, i believe you can unofficially retrofit the 111r hood

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[combover]

There is a German Lotus specialist who has actually done it, I will try and find a link for you if you wish?

My idea would be to buy a 111R and 'Exige-spec it'.

[bher]

Just to see one in Storm titanium without roof

www.lotuscars.be
2nd hand cars

the 9th click "volgende"

Ben

[jig]

That's really nice...

[bogie]

www.bell-colville.co.uk do a kit for it - softop + mounts etc - very easy to do ..couple of guys on SELOC have done it...looks a bit odd though IMO with roof off...but if you really want an Exige then it can be done. Personally Id go 111R + motorsport wheels n tyres

[franky]

Here it´s mine...



>> Edited by franky on Friday 24th June 19:20

[jfrf]

heres a nice pic
www.elisetalk.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=12617&stc=1

also heres another one
http://photobucket.com/albums/y162/pootangy/?action=view¤t=yellowexige2-vi.jpg



>> Edited by jfrf on Friday 24th June 19:26

[jitsukadave]

franky said:

Here it´s mine... >> Edited by franky on Friday 24th June 19:20

That actually looks an awful lot better than I expected it to! Nice!

[gooby]

Why dont you buy an Elise and ask for it to have the exige wheels and suspension. The only difference will then be an oil cooler and I dont think that will worry you. Same car less money and you wont invalidate the waranty.

[beachbum]

Someone on SELOC made the point about insurance too.
Exige would be insured as a Coupe, taking the roof of turns it into a Convertible.

Knackered insurane, unless you declare it, and then think how much those premiums would shoot up. Cant see an underwriter understanding that the original roof had little to do with the Tortenial stength of the car.

[chouca]

mooman said:

...i have a 111s at the moment but have found it to be a bit guttles middrange when overtaking hence the predicoment

the 111r has no more grunt than the Rover powered Elises. But is penalised by 150 kg more weight.

[gooby]

chouca said:

mooman said: ...i have a 111s at the moment but have found it to be a bit guttles middrange when overtaking hence the predicoment the 111r has no more grunt than the Rover powered Elises. But is penalised by 150 kg more weight.

I think you forgot the smile, without it people may think you are serious?

[chouca]

gooby said:

chouca said: mooman said: ...i have a 111s at the moment but have found it to be a bit guttles middrange when overtaking hence the predicoment the 111r has no more grunt than the Rover powered Elises. But is penalised by 150 kg more weight. I think you forgot the smile, without it people may think you are serious?

I am serious, the Toyota engine doesn´t have more torque than the K-series. The difference comes at higher revs.

Standard: 168 Nm @ 4500 rpm
111s: 175 Nm @ 4650 rpm
111r: 181 Nm @ 6800 rpm

My car is a standard S2 with a custom manifold, sport cat and Bastuck sport exhaust. It was tested at 185 Nm @ 3950 rpm at Emeralds RR.

>> Edited by chouca on Saturday 25th June 20:13

[GCCK]

Of course, you could do it on a s/c Exige as well...

AKAIK the present position of the supercharger (heightwise) makes a s/c Toyota Elise unlikely.

Saw one of the conversions while at Le Mans. Extremely neat: windscreen header rail is identical, you need to drill 2 holes in the rear header and clip in a couple of fastenings and then the standard soft-top fits fine. B&C happy to supply the soft-top and do the work as long as you sign a disclaimer - the Exige is not type approved as a soft-top. Don't worry about aerodynamics: the roof air scoop is a dummy and the spoiler is mounted to the tailgate (S1 spoiler goes thru bodywork for a direct chassis mount). Besides, viewed from behind, the spoiler can be seen wobbling - dissipating all that nice downforce as it does so.

Graeme

[gooby]

chouca said:

gooby said: I think you forgot the smile, without it people may think you are serious? I am serious, the Toyota engine doesn´t have more torque than the K-series. The difference comes at higher revs. Standard: 168 Nm @ 4500 rpm 111s: 175 Nm @ 4650 rpm 111r: 181 Nm @ 6800 rpm My car is a standard S2 with a custom manifold, sport cat and Bastuck sport exhaust. It was tested at 185 Nm @ 3950 rpm at Emeralds RR. >> Edited by chouca on Saturday 25th June 20:13

There is your first error, you are talking torque when you should be dealing in power and if you are overtaking you are on the top cam.

You are also not quoting figures for a 111s, you are quoting figures for a modded 111s.

Do you do any govt spin writing?

[Dave D]

Anyone know if one of these convertible Exiges can take either form of roof once the work is done (i.e. can you fit the original roof as a 'hardtop' as well as the canvas roof)?

>> Edited by Dave D on Monday 22 August 20:32

[jfrf]

yes either roof can be put on afterwards