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Hello All, I would like to post up a quick prequel of the new part that I am working on; a full carbon fiber targa top for the MKIV. This one has taken me a bit longer than I expected for a number of reasons which I will elaborate on later.
The pics that you see below are of the top resting on the car and it is not bolted down. Also, the skin is fresh out of the mold so I haven’t started any wet sanding yet to get the finish where it needs to be. And this part is already sold so it is not going on my car unfortunately but hopefully the next one or the one after that will.
I still have to do some stress testing on the part as well. If I cannot park on a steep drive way, with one rear wheel off the ground and without any failures then I will have to assess the failure and make another. The goal here is to make a stronger version than stock, nothing less.
As for weight savings, I did pretty well here. The factory roof if 11.6 lbs. stripped down and mine is weighing in at 6.5 lbs. That is a 44% reduction in weight!!!!
Again, this is just a prequel of what I have so far. I will be sure to post up finished pics here soon. Until then, enjoy!
-Jeff



The pics that you see below are of the top resting on the car and it is not bolted down. Also, the skin is fresh out of the mold so I haven’t started any wet sanding yet to get the finish where it needs to be. And this part is already sold so it is not going on my car unfortunately but hopefully the next one or the one after that will.
I still have to do some stress testing on the part as well. If I cannot park on a steep drive way, with one rear wheel off the ground and without any failures then I will have to assess the failure and make another. The goal here is to make a stronger version than stock, nothing less.
As for weight savings, I did pretty well here. The factory roof if 11.6 lbs. stripped down and mine is weighing in at 6.5 lbs. That is a 44% reduction in weight!!!!
Again, this is just a prequel of what I have so far. I will be sure to post up finished pics here soon. Until then, enjoy!
-Jeff


