Now have got the front and main hoop footplates sorted i went onto the main hoop position
All i had as instructions were a couple of the pics they supply which helped but couldn't actually pick reference points as is in a R32 mk4 golf
The hoop was without a doubt to tall and there was no chance of it fitting, looking at their pics and the S3 it seems that the 8L has tapers in more near the top of the car and has thicker roof supports/rails, I started off by a couple of minor dents and taking 10mm off each end of the hoop
The hoop also gets pushed right out to the full width of the car with the center bar knocked in, the center bar did need persuading to get in as you can see it preloads the hoop as the gap is narrower in the pic
10mm cut off the base of the hoop
Dent to allow the room
Quite happy with the first trial position of the hoop i then went to offer up the A pillar leg, i already cut 10mm off the bottom to keep it equal and square to the main hoop
I came across the same problem with it being to tight to the roof support above the door and also at the top corner of the windscreen cross support
Its hitting here on the windscreen support stopping it being situated close enough to the a pillar
This is were is to tight to the roof rail above the B pillar
This is the state of play as i finished
My options as i see it are
1. Take more off of the hoop and A pillar tubes to give more room and this will keep the angles the same if take equal on each
2. Try to gain more room by denting
3. Cut room for poles to sit and weld them to the body after but don't want to start cutting the structural part of the car
4. Just for now cut the A pillar poles and go from there
Personally i'm strongly feeling option 1 with maybe a tiny bit of 2 if needed? Whats peoples thoughts and ideas?
Will be a little while before getting back on there as got a 85 hour week ahead
Thanks