DNA Owners Club

If you are truly looking for that extra bit of bling, 3M 3d carbon fibre wrap would be the best way, once professionally wrapped get it clear coated with several layers of laquer. I may get mine done once it's painted.
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next year will be a whole new experience for any event or show, here's hoping there'll be a flu jab equivalent
Darren

Where are you located? maybe you're close to a fellow Owner, I can plug it in and have a look for you, but I fear I'm too far away for a simple visit. I'm in Essex near Basildon
Darren

 

I've been continuing to work on the roof, unfortunately I've hit a problem that has stopped me in my tracks.
The rear buttresses need to fold in and turn upside down to tuck away. First I don't have the room for the mechanics (raw mechanism made up, then removed, I had to repair the cut aways on the seatbelt brace when I installed the acme screw feeds and then removed them!)
So I'm back to having to manually fold them away.
My problem is that I sold my roof about 4years ago with the fibre glass panels, so here I am making new ones...
I placed a modelling clay 3mm spacer under the mould to allow for material when it sits in a pocket, the steel reinforcing also gives me something to weld to for the rear hook and strap bar, I'll show it done next week when I cast the other fibreglass part. I've fabricated a ladder type support for the rear window and mohair, this will be wrapped in tesa tape to soften it for the pocket.

They've probably noticed scuff marks on the inner arch. The front suspension is altered to suite the new front clip and wheels, the back inner arch has to carefully massaged with a hammer to allow enough room for the new larger wheels, you have to be careful not to split the welded join or metal. It's not hard if you're careful. There's also a seem along the top chassis by the top suspension mount, you may have marks up there aswell.
Sounds like this garage is being very picky if you've had the car on the road for so long without problems.
Are you near any of the DNA established mechanics? maybe they can advise

Didn't know there was a roof PDF. Could do with this to help me whilst I'm playing with the mechanism.
I also (when we're allowed) would like to look at someone's roof in minute detail to get a feel for the rear buttresses and pulldown straps in the rear storage compartments etc...
Cheers
Darren

Cracking on with the roof mechanism, I've now finished the decklid latch system

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piurVbCvg44&feature=youtu.be

 Next I'm on the the rear buttresses
Cheers
Darren