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Old 06-06-2016, 01:08 PM   #285
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
But targas and spiders DO add weight. The rigidity lost to the roof has to be made up somehow and that usually means extra weight. Now granted that weight is low but it is still weight.
There was talk early on that the body was designed originally to be stiff enough to be made into a convertible, but I don't think that was ever confirmed.
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