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marka
post Aug 19 2010, 01:07 AM
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Howdy,

I need to drill a hole in the roof for a camera cable to pass through. The ideal place would be right in the center, about 6" or so back from the windshield.

The car has a headliner and it has to stay there (ESP autox car).

The inside of the headliner has a dropped section right in the center. Is this a boxed section or something in the chassis? If I drill a hole through the roof, will I be able to feed the cable into/out of it if so?

If nobody knows, I'll pull the headliner down and look, just hoping someone might have a gutted hard top car and could just look.

Mark
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post Aug 19 2010, 03:26 AM
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Mark,

As I remember, there is metal support there that's made of steel folded into a somewhat rippled shape. It looks like something you'd find between the T-tops of a T-top car. I think you'll find the headliner, a layer of steel (much of it is not flat) and then the roof panel. Can't you just run something around through the interior body panels and out the top of the hatch, tape the cord to the roof and be on the way? Is the cable long enough? Just thinking out loud.
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marka   '99 Hardtop roof?   Aug 19 2010, 01:07 AM
trackbird   Mark, As I remember, there is metal support there...   Aug 19 2010, 03:26 AM
marka   Howdy, Cable isn't really long enough for tha...   Aug 19 2010, 04:30 AM
Blainefab   There is a boxed section of chassis running up the...   Aug 19 2010, 11:52 AM
marka   Howdy, Hell. I was hoping I wouldn't have to...   Aug 19 2010, 02:30 PM
mitchntx   This is what the center section looks like .... in...   Aug 21 2010, 10:59 AM
GlennCMC70   I'm pretty sure the HT versions have oval hole...   Aug 21 2010, 02:21 PM
MikeP-99Z   There are oval holes throughout the center beam an...   Aug 23 2010, 01:07 PM
mitchntx   So a T-Top car has MORE center structure than a Ha...   Aug 23 2010, 01:33 PM
Blainefab   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Aug 23 2010, 06:33 AM) ...   Aug 23 2010, 09:54 PM

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