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Old 10-15-2018, 05:23 PM   #181 (permalink)
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Bubble-top coupe Carson top.

Conduit tube frame with chicken wire and horse hair under Haartz cloth.

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Old 10-16-2018, 09:54 AM   #182 (permalink)
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Officially that's two 50's in a row, but for all practical purposes you've got 5 in a row. 49.98 is half a click of the pump from 50.
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Old 10-16-2018, 11:52 AM   #183 (permalink)
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Old 10-16-2018, 04:14 PM   #184 (permalink)
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On Youtube I found Doug DeMuro: Here's Why the 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata Is the Best Miata Yet. It has a roof profile that you could reproduce, with a flat glass rear window.

Not so sure about that 'brain' in the dashboard.

I went back through the thread:



Is that Photochopped?
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Old 10-16-2018, 04:24 PM   #185 (permalink)
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I think Darin photoshops all his mods. He never has actually built anything. Its all a farse!
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Old 10-16-2018, 06:26 PM   #186 (permalink)
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Photoshop ....or red duct tape?
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With a proper 7° curve and fences you could have a Magic Butt Trumpet.

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Old 10-19-2018, 06:12 PM   #189 (permalink)
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Is that Photochopped?
I've seen that Cardboard Aided Design before though

Colour-matched tape is a nice classy touch
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Old 10-20-2018, 03:04 PM   #190 (permalink)
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