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Re: Snug-Top help

To: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>, Speedo79@aol.com
Subject: Re: Snug-Top help
From: "Kai M. Radicke" <kradick1@ic3.ithaca.edu>
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 15:28:17 -0500
> Probably marginal, since it's not reinforced steel.

Well if you have ever seen a fibreglass bodied car get into an accident you
know that the fibreglass "explodes" upon impact.  It is awesome!  Fibreglass
absorbs a lot of force on impact, but that force is detrimental when the
limits of various fibreglass compounds are exceeded.

But in the event of a rollover with a fibreglass top I'm sure it would make
for an unpleasant death.  Shards of fibreglass shooting in every which
direction, not to mention having your head right there.

--
Kai M. Radicke -- kradick1@ic3.ithaca.edu
1974 TR6 equipped with a Snug-Top hardtop




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