Gordon F Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Surely if the aerotop shell had extra strenghtening, it would be heavier than a standard car. Is there any difference in the weight of the two cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by Gordon F Surely if the aerotop shell had extra strenghtening, it would be heavier than a standard car. Is there any difference in the weight of the two cars? Yeah it is heavier! Was it 50Kilo or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulse Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by MfS Yeah it is heavier! Was it 50Kilo or something? 50-100kg heavier, I believe. -p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by pulse 50-100kg heavier, I believe. Right up with those lardy UK's then...........where's dude? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 eerrr, are j-spec aerotops faster than UK aerotops (knowing full well that uk aerotops do not AFAIK exist?) or any other aerotops (eg US)? :flame Dev where's dude/terry/matt etc etc ... :p this must be a horrific attempt at trolling/causing mischief ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by lust2luv I find it unlikely that Toyota would have spent vast amounts of money redesigning major bodyparts for what must have been a very limited production run of cars. Limited production run? Aren't the vast majority of US Supras in fact Aerotop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Well to start with and this is a generalisation of open top/targa top cars, the A pillars are going to be stronger as will the top of the windscreen. The C pillars leading up to the back of the open targa (up and behind your head when your driving) will be strengthened. Also typically the chassis floor, engine firewall and the sill panel area. A full comp spec roll cage welded or bolted would provide the strength needed to replace the roof. But as has been said, getting it MOT'd may prove troublesome. It would probably have to be declared as a 'self build' or similar (I don't know about this bit). Whatever route is taken - new shell or cutting and welding in Windscreen top rail and back rail of targa roof for the mounting points will result in a respray being needed anyway. Plus huge amounts of work, cost etc. On balance my humble suggestion would be to buy an aerotop and transfer everything to that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by Gordon F Right up with those lardy UK's then...........where's dude? Thats what I've always thought was funny Pot calling Kettle Plus all that chrome must add another 20kg easy Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by Gordon F Right up with those lardy UK's then...........where's dude? Too far in front and lookin too good to care BTW i know of an aero breaking if you want all the strengthening and the roof allthough this is damaged , you could cut the whole top off at the pillars and then youd have an aero roof . Dude:flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by Gaz Walker Thats what I've always thought was funny Pot calling Kettle Plus all that chrome must add another 20kg easy Gaz. Of course Gaz you could allways pop down south in a uk and race my 'lardy arse ' for some $$$$$$$ , the reason UK's are Lardy aint just the weight its the fact they are lazy spoolin and built for comfort and not speed , something you may well identify with , Dude :flame Dev Love you too Gaz;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Originally posted by Jake Limited production run? Aren't the vast majority of US Supras in fact Aerotop? Indeed, but that's still only going to run into what 10-20k max? Comparatively, a fairly limited production run. Has anyone compared the A pillars for noticable differences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 There is a company that makes a roll cage for the aerotop which fits in the rear section of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Originally posted by pulse I've read quite a few things now that say the reason Toyota stopped making the aerotop so early was because it was found to be structurally unsafe to begin with.. If the thing was unsafe for the road, I doubt Toyota would be allowed to sell it. If they found out after a while that it was unsafe, surely they would recall the whole lot to avoid any liability issues? Remember also that European cars were Aerotops as well (from what I read somewhere - JIC site perhaps?), so there's Japanese, US and European Aerotops all driving around. I dunno how many were sold in Europe...? Interesting about the heavier weight though, particularly as the Aerotop roof is made of aluminium. Wouldn't that be lighter than the standard roof, thus confirming that the extra weight must be in chassis strengthening...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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