Customs Looking for opinions

I’m bored and contemplating building a new roof for my roadster. I have a good convertible roof (that I can completely remove with a few clips ) that I ride around with now . But I drew up a few pics of what I would do for a removable hard top coupe style roof . What do you think?


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Any of these appeal?

 

can you bring the material further down on the side opening to give it a lower look?

 

No , I have a convertible top done this would be a metal hard top.


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Not really or I wouldn’t be able to get in it.


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You asked. The metal roof you drew doesn’t look good.Id stick with the cover.

 

Keep in mind it would have all the sweeping corners not right angles. Again I’m just playing with ideas.


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Are you meaning to make it look like a ragtop?

Stogy's car has a homemade top that would work with your theme.

 

No , I’m going for a metal coupe type top


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I think the drawn hardtop works.

 

Who was the HAMBer with Model A Sports Coupe, he fabbed up an aluminum roof

 

I'd leave the top alone and put black stock steel wheels on it with chrome lugs and taller blackwall tires.. The small diameter tires throw everything off..

 

IMHO, I think the back is way too vertical. It should start leaning forward from the tulip panel to the first bow.

 

Love that "bully".

 

The chevron taillights are upside down, Whatever.

 

I think they are supposed to look 'military.'

 

Thinking it's a military stripes look. I'm for a taller rear tire profile also. Really don't have a opinion on the top for some reason though. Cool car!

 

Stogy:

 

I wonder if you could make this top work?

 

Unless I’m mistaken Stogy’s car is actually a real model A, not something that vaguely resembles a model A.

 

Why not get a coupe and make the top removable.........

 

You seem to have kind of a P-40 theme going. Would it be possible to make your hardtop with a lot more window in it more like a P-40 ****pit canopy?

 

I think thats the kinda project you have to start bending steel and fitting it. Then take some paper or cardboard to it to get a feel for the finished product. Some conduit and a hand bender would get a frame roughed out quick. Just dont breath that galvanize smoke in when welding.

 

I think it looks fine, goes with the car.

Add a pole to the thread.

 

That’s not the point here


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As most of you I’m building within my means. Is this a true model A roadster ? NO but it’s what I could afford to build to stay within my original budget. It’s a fun car that I drive the hell out of and have fun not to mentors won several awards at shows. I would love to build another ride but that’s not going to happen so I’m just trying to be creative and give it a new look . I thought the coupe style roof would let me use it later into the fall.


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This isn’t quite it either. Where the side panel meets the back is squared off. I believe I have a way to make upper corners so that meet both the sides as the back are rounded as a real coupe top would be.


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Here you go, not sure which one you want.


Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.

 

What you’ve drawn, suits the style of your car.
I always liked this one, but probably too curvy for yours.

 

What about cutting down a roof from junkyard?