CF Targa W/Aluminum X-Brace**Gauging Interest**
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The sketch that you included makes alot of sense to me, I could see that working, but it will take a few trial runs to perfect it. Here are a few thoughts that come to my mind.
I was always against an aluminum Targa Brace because in order to get it as strong as steel the welds, gussets, etc. need to be alot bigger than an equal steel component. My thoughts here are you surely do not want something over someone's head to come apart during an accident and causing head injuries. But, the piece that you show looks like it would be big enough, and almost like a T-Top center section.
On the top, the rain gutters should be molded into the top. Where the rain gutters attach to the stock Targa is the biggest point of leakage.
I was always against an aluminum Targa Brace because in order to get it as strong as steel the welds, gussets, etc. need to be alot bigger than an equal steel component. My thoughts here are you surely do not want something over someone's head to come apart during an accident and causing head injuries. But, the piece that you show looks like it would be big enough, and almost like a T-Top center section.
On the top, the rain gutters should be molded into the top. Where the rain gutters attach to the stock Targa is the biggest point of leakage.
do the rain gutters not hold the seal in place? We were looking at having them made as part of the top, but we thought it would be easier to use the stock rain gutters and seals.
Thats an intresting point about the aluminum top, i never thought of that. I will most definatly be asking many more questions before i order all the aluminum. The last thing i want is for a peice ive sold is to hurt someone in an accident
Thats an intresting point about the aluminum top, i never thought of that. I will most definatly be asking many more questions before i order all the aluminum. The last thing i want is for a peice ive sold is to hurt someone in an accident
Yes the rain gutters hold the seals. The leakeage occurs between the top and gutters. The solution is lots of silicone between them.
A well built Composite honeycomb Carbon Targa is going to be as strong as any brace that can be built but it's going to be expensive.
I'm with Lance on the "Don't build in head injuries".......
If you look at my Datto crash pics you can see the Roof has concertinaed down into the cabin causing face and head injuries, it would have been much worse with jagged aluminium struts.
I'm with Lance on the "Don't build in head injuries".......
If you look at my Datto crash pics you can see the Roof has concertinaed down into the cabin causing face and head injuries, it would have been much worse with jagged aluminium struts.
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Parallel Compressive Strength: 580 psi
Tensile Strength: 450 psi
Shear Strength: 230 psi
Flexural Strength: 750 psi
I just want the brace... no need to for a CF targa top, rather get a hood with that kind of $$$$$
seeing how no one seemed intrested in doing a group buy, just buyinh when its ready i threw this on the back burner. I still plan on getting this done, i just have to front the money for it myself. I think im going to got with the structral foam idea, seems to be the safest and probably the most cost efficent