Subject	The roof isn't flat. The convex shape in itself is strong
Posted by	canyoncarver on March 27, 2010 at 7:14 AM
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In Reply To	I believe you are thinking of it the wrong way posted by Ashman2k2 on March 27, 2010 at 02:48 AM
Message	then add in the structure under the sheet that holds the shape. If you look at a car without a roof, or a minimal roof, all of the torsional rigidity is controlled below the doorline, hence the flat cardboard analogy.
Follow Ups	Random thought: Has anybody ever compared a Slicktop - Ashman2k2 15:42:43 03/26/10 I thought the benifit of the slick top was weight.. - Hoppy2 15:48:27 03/26/10 lighter and doesnt leak :) (n/m) - SuparexTT 16:00:50 03/26/10 and lacks the ability to remove the t-tops on a nice day (n/m) - Ahmed (Chicago) 16:47:03 03/26/10 2nd that. sucks. (n/m) - KasbeKZ(VA) 17:20:10 03/26/10 true, but what about cleaning the pollen out? - SuparexTT 17:56:11 03/26/10 Re: and lacks the ability to remove the t-tops on a nice day - canyoncarver 19:20:52 03/26/10 for the same reason people buy convertibles (n/m) - Ahmed (Chicago) 20:17:02 03/26/10 Same reason people punch chimney holes in their houses:) (n/m) - Zxpress 20:33:42 03/26/10 Still can't figure out why people want roofs (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 20:42:56 03/26/10 to keep out the wet stuff. (n/m) - SuparexTT 20:59:53 03/26/10 two t-top Z's, 8 years, zero leaks - LJZTT 23:26:52 03/26/10 it's probably bc the leak is at the a-pillar. - SuparexTT 10:51:32 03/27/10 The ttop has 1 structure member the slick top has 3. - Bernie (NoVA) 15:57:18 03/26/10 This was stated in the "Stiffening the Chassis" FAQ. - CoHPhasor 18:53:02 03/26/10 to the above responses. - ZiNnYc 20:43:30 03/26/10 haha, stooooooooop... it's all about the h20! - SuparexTT 21:02:01 03/26/10 Re: to the above responses. - CoHPhasor 21:04:28 03/26/10 I didn't say it was required to understand the concept. - ZiNnYc 21:33:03 03/26/10 I believe you are thinking of it the wrong way - Ashman2k2 02:48:04 03/27/10 The roof isn't flat. The convex shape in itself is strong - canyoncarver 07:14:28 03/27/10 You are placing a great deal of confidence in a few spot - ZiNnYc 09:51:33 03/27/10 Your trying to hard - 550HPTT 11:27:35 03/27/10 But that thin cross section is far away from the axis that - black300zx 07:32:20 03/27/10 Shade-tree test shows that a cardboard box is more rigid - canyoncarver 23:03:48 03/26/10 more rigid with respect to which forces? - ZiNnYc 09:45:48 03/27/10 Please provide a link to the reffed convertible measurement - EUGENE 21:03:34 03/26/10 I think they look better. But the t-tops would attract more. - SuparexTT 22:25:19 03/26/10 Asked that question to a few of the Nissan Race Team - Milo (SATX) 21:08:33 03/26/10 Nice post. (n/m) - Halo Z 00:32:01 03/27/10 Do you have a link to a post that states what he did? - 1blackz 00:32:15 03/27/10 Here is the link: - Ashman2k2 03:00:21 03/27/10
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