Projects Roofline opinions

I am working on a removable lift off carson style top.
I got a top kit that i will cut up to get wat i want.
At the moment the seat height is verry comfortable so i like to keep it that way.
I need your opinions on the roof line , i dont want it to look funny.
The roof is a declining , the door opening will be paralel with the door top and “b pillar “ line leaned forward.
What do you guys think ?

 

I think it looks good, but you should:
1. Replace the plywood with strips of masking tape to get an exact idea of the roof's contours.
2. Roll the car outside and look at it from 100' (~33m) to get a better view.

 

The mounts on the sides of the body look awful tall.

 

Thumb through the thread I started a while back. Bob

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-perfect-1932-ford-roadster-top.430110/

 

The mounts and everything will be replaced with round tube, it is just for mock up and roofline check.
The flat bar/strips will also be replaced with tube

 

Great idea, I would go one step further a bed sheet over the masking tape for your mockup.

 

Agreed, lowering that will give it a better profile. Also, you didn't put the wood header on there yet, putting that on will give you a better idea what your dealing with.

 

Here’s where I am on my 34 roadster using the same top


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BJR is saying that the mounts where it attaches to the belt line look too tall. Check out the pic that Besty34 posted, his are only about 1/4 inch above the belt line.

I like that green color you painted it.

 

Thanks , it is ford linden green

 

The mount should 1" from center of the hole to the top of the sheet metal.

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I tried the bedsheet , better visual of the look now.
Tommorrow i will clean the shop and roll it out.

 

Thanks for the bedsheet idea and pick... beats tearing off a couple hundred strips of masking tape...
not that it and some duct tape wouldn't come in handy on the back side...
really like the roadster w/s on the closed car cowl...
go dutchy go !

 

Hard to tell, but I think the center bow is too tall, too much of a slope down toward the windshield.

 

Yep, Centre bow is a bit too tall and the support from the windshield to its attachment point by the B pillar has way too much downward slope. Car look s good!

 

I agree , i like the roof more flat the thing is i need the headroom.
I can lower the seat but then i’m reaching to much to my steering wheel.
Dont want to change the whole car but also dont want a funny roof

 

Is there a rule of thumb of how much higher the top bow can be at max then the windshield ?

 

Blues4U is correct. Roofline must Be parallel with top of door and then slope down smoothly into the car walk.
Otherwise it will look like a VW convertible roof line, too tall, too angular and too lumpy.
I personally would go for a folding cloth top.