Storing Griffith roof in Boot!!!???

[fastback]

Hi,
Just bought a TVR Griffith 500 1994.
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!! (as i expected)

But..........Can anyone tell me HOW on earth the roof goes in the boot??
Diagrams, links, advise, Video etc!!??
Thanks guys
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[Ant.]

The roof only goes in one way!!

The front of the roof points down.

Start by putting the passenger end of the roof into the boot from the drivers side of the car.

The panel has to lean into the boot at quite an angle.

[fastback]

Thanks ANT.
I'll try that on my driveway.....as soon as it stops Pissing down!
Cheers
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[lockhart flawse]

It's a complete nightmare - I leave mine in the garage most of the time.

L.F.

[PVCGriff]

Cut it in two - it's a doddle then!

[Mr MoJo]

Ant. said:

The roof only goes in one way!!

The front of the roof points down.

Start by putting the passenger end of the roof into the boot from the drivers side of the car.

The panel has to lean into the boot at quite an angle.

When you put the passenger side of the roof in from the drivers side, slide it right over to the passenger side of the boot and slightly pull the bottom edge towards the rear of the car. You should then be able to clear the right hand side of the boot opening with the bottom corner of the right hand side of the panel (the drivers side front corner if the roof is on the car).

The inside of the roof faces out. Once in you can jiggle the roof around to get it sitting straight in the boot with both upper corners (rear corners of roof when its on the car) tucked nicely inside the sides of the boot opening.

Never put the roof in the other way around ie sliding the roof in drivers side first, it takes hours to get it back out again !!

[4Lmike]

The easy answer is get a chim

[BliarOut]

4Lmike said:

The easy answer is get a chim

But their roof's don't come off...

[Mr MoJo]

To be fair Rob, if you were driving a Chimp, would you take the roof off ? Someone may recognise you

[BliarOut]

Good shot

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Im still trying to make it fit!!
Its rediculous.
Can someone video themselves doing it as PROOF that it ACTUALLY can be done!!??
PPLLEEAASSEE.....

[BliarOut]

Gimme 5 mins, I'll go and do one for you

[bomb]

I have bought a 'Surrey roof'which is a collaspsable roof. Its superb and will be ideal when I go touring through Europe.

http://www.cambria-cirrus.com/

Forget fighting with your roof section !!

[Stev8s]

I assume you have removed spare wheel first

[BliarOut]

No need to remove the spare wheel or the tools

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW38ZtrC0Pc

[Ant.]

BliarOut said:

No need to remove the spare wheel or the tools

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW38ZtrC0Pc

Cool, nice one....

[BliarOut]

I put that in just for you

[fastback]

Finally got it in!
Thanks chaps.

[fastback]

Thanks a lot BlirOut.
Plain and simple Video.
They should have sold them with a DVD of it.
(well, a VHS anyway!)

[roseytvr]

I am up the road from you outside Swadlincote, if you want a drive out I will show you.