Help Please Targa Hoop

[Gerald-TVR]

Got a problem with the Targa Hoop - bldy well broken on passanger end



Now in the process of removing hood, what a job sent yesterday afternoon just removing 3 of the 5 retaing bolts along back edge will be attempting the other two today.

Then its trying to repair the hoop, however if that fails I will need to source a spare hoop BUT that means a new hood as I am told its almost impossible to refit neatly. I have located one in the north east but cant sort out until next week.

I was wondering if there is one available in or near the midlands

[ketvrin]

Hi Norman

If the one in the NE is available for collection, I could bring it down as far as Huddersfield and maybe meet you SW of that if that helps... ?

K

[Gerald-TVR]

Hi kevin

Thanks for the offer I will contact him Monday and then drop you a PM

Ta muchly

Norman

[phillpot]

Did you sell / give away one off "Gerald"

Always the bit you don't keep will be the bit you need ! !

[Gerald-TVR]

I presume you mean Lucy then yes sold the hood complete but the buyer has his old hoop available but in the North East, a long drive but Ketvrin can help. Hopefully the old one can be repaired, now off the car and with Adrian@.

It was a complete basd to remove. There are five slot headed coach bolts around the rear with their heads under the hood material. So theres no way of stopping them turning when you undo the nuts in the boot! Two came off OK, one I held with mole grips and I was able to undo the nut far enough to get a nut splitter on it. Just couldnt get the other two to undo, so had to unpeel the hood material from the nderside of the fixing bar just far enough to pull the hood material back far enough to get a drill to the heads and drill them out.

In total it took about 8 hours!

Any now the carpet at the back of the doors and around the back of the tub looks very tatty so more expence in getting it replaced.