Removable Roof

c.j.

I want to find a way to remove my roof easily. I am thinking about crimping the poles so they slide on to one another. or drilling holes and putting D clip and rubber gasket on it. Thoughts?

BGW

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Swan

why are you looking to remove the roof ? are you looking to make it fit in a trailer or just want to drive around topless and able to put it back on a rainy day

DoorKicker

I have ridden in this cart at a few different Nascar tracks. It belongs to the National Guard promotional team that sponsored Dale JR and Jeff Gordon in the past.

If you look at the supports for the windshield and the seats real closely, you will notice the attachment points for a roof frame and enclosure that can be installed without tools. It uses pins to secure it in place and the top is canvas with zipper closures.

It started to rain once and they had it on in a matter of minutes. Cant imagine what it cost, but it has been done before

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DaveTM

I use my cart almost exclusively for hunting. So, before I put on an fabricated roll cage by Outback, I did exactly what you are thinking of doing. Only I did it because the golf cart roof and support bars are rather flimsy when your "carting" your way thru the woods and you meet up with a low hanging oak tree branch....you plus cart weigh well over 1,200-lbs, and oak branch isn't going to move or give either. So, I went to a buddy of mine who has a metal fab shop, and this was to easy for him. The pic's below show that he just cut the support bar, then he milled a piece of solid steel bar that just fit inside the support bar, then drilled a hole thru the support bar and the solid steel bar, and I just bolted them together. Now, the important thing here is there is NO SLOP in the support bar and the solid steel bar....AND there is NO SLOP in the hole diameter and the bolt size used. So, it fits all nice and snug together. The importance of the NO SLOP was that on cold mornings when I wanted to use the roof (rain, or depending where I was going) I did not want those connections to squeak and let the little woodland creatures that I wanted to kill and eat know I was coming. And it worked, no squeak, and I didn't go hungry. BTW....this was not costly, nor was it difficult to do.

Here's pics:

jfsegar

Now that's neat!

remac

If you look closely at the Nascar cart picture you can see what looks like the same setup with filler posts to set the roof supports on.

DaveTM

Yes. I think your right. Maybe my design guy "stole" the idea from NASCAR. OR.....maybe NASCAR owes my guy $$$MILLIONS$$$. Yeah......

c.j.

SO how do you connect them?

remac

Slide the part with the new inserts into the stub still on the cart
and run a bolt through to attach and hold then together.

remac

Just to clarify, since its way too late to edit...
When they added the inserts to the existing struts,
they cut the existing struts off at some 'strategic' point,
and then added the insert to make a secure joint
when they reattach the cut pieces.

There could be arguments for and against putting the insert
into the piece of strut removed from the cart
or into the piece of strut left attached to the cart, 'sup to you,
and you can change your mind whenever you remove the roof.

Also, by 'strategic', I mean what works best, looks best, is safest,
makes a handy cigar holder, whatever works for you and your cart.
Just give it some thought before cutting.