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Originally Posted by Gene_J
Mr Bruce,
Does your hardtop come with all the fittings (less side curtains) and weatherstripping?
How leak proof is the windshield area?
What windshield angle does it fit best?
Which wheel base replica (90-94-96) will it fit most securely?
How do you handle the "dead air" in the back?
How soon can one be ready to go?
Thanks,
Gene
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Gene:
Most of your questions concerning Bruce's top can be answered in this thread:
LeMans Hardtop for ERA
To seal the top across the top of the windscreen frame, I used a piece of foam rubber that most folks use to seal their pick-up truck caps to the top of the bed. Bruce constructs the top such that it "cups" the windscreen across the top and the foam rubber works perfectly. I took a 1300mi trip down to Tennessee after installing Bruce's top with 1/3 of the return trip in driving rain on the interstate and had no issues. I wasn't running side screens, though and very little rain made it into the passenger compartment.
My car is a 90" wheel base car. My windshield angle is at 45 degrees, and the dead air in the back is not really an issue. For high-speed runs, I did drill some holes in the rear of the screen as per cars running in Europe in the Masters.
- Allen.