roamingyak Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I have a removable sunroof in my 1991 hardtop and would like to know if I could remove the middle seat and stand in that space and film with my head and arms out of the sunroof etc? Could somebody with a Defender kindly measure between the cab roof and the floor panel under the middle seat please? (ie: Remove the middle seat, from the back of area straight up to the roof, the biggest distance) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurbie Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 i don't get it , what's wrong with measuring your own vehicle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamingyak Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, hurbie said: i don't get it , what's wrong with measuring your own vehicle ? It's in a different continent to where I am 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurbie Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, roamingyak said: It's in a different continent to where I am 🙂 ahhh , now i get it 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I can't measure one as I don't have a sunroof now, but 45 (LR90) did and I'm pretty sure I stood where the middle seat would be up through the sunroof to paint the roof when I sprayed it. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamingyak Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 Thanks, no need for an actual sunroof, just the height from the floor to the roof is fine thanks 🙂 Then I can figure out what part of me would stick out from the roof and make a plan from there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Just over 1m from top of seat box to headlining. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Is the sunroof sufficiently capacious? 😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 It wouldn’t be for me ! some (probably) daft ideas: Could you put a stool there, have just your head and shoulders out with your feet on the gearbox tunnel? Could you fit a shooting hatch in the back ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamingyak Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 6 hours ago, miketomcat said: Just over 1m from top of seat box to headlining. Mike Cool, thanks. I'm thinking of modifying my brownchurch roof rack so I can stand on the middle floor panel and have my arms and head through the sunroof (its big enough - I've lost 18kg since I filmed these first YouTube episodes your seeing now!) and then use the rack as a filming platform, perhaps even with a shade 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 The Royal Marines had this system for wading their hard tops ashore from landing craft. The hatch was just a sunroof with a composite or metal panel instead of glass, so it should work just as well with a glass sunroof. I stood through the sunroof I retrofit to my 109 while working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamingyak Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 16 hours ago, Snagger said: The Royal Marines had this system for wading their hard tops ashore from landing craft. The hatch was just a sunroof with a composite or metal panel instead of glass, so it should work just as well with a glass sunroof. I stood through the sunroof I retrofit to my 109 while working on it. That's exactly what I have - just a metal plate instead of glass. You can remove it completely with a few clicks of the latches. But I need to figure out if it would be comfortable to stand and film, rather than being hunched over or stretching etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 It depends on the size of your waist! You could mount a camera pedestal on the roof rack with a few bars cut above the hatch area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglie Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 You want me to collect a GPMG for you this weekend? Just to complete the look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglie Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Oh, and just because we waded our Landys ashore with someone standing in the hatch...it doesn't mean the cab didn't fill with water. Normally very cold water... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamingyak Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, Junglie said: You want me to collect a GPMG for you this weekend? Just to complete the look... I'm not too sure if that would help or hinder arriving at a border claiming I was an innocent tourist here to photograph their beautiful animals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglie Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 On 4/22/2023 at 11:30 AM, roamingyak said: I'm not too sure if that would help or hinder arriving at a border claiming I was an innocent tourist here to photograph their beautiful animals? It would do one of the two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocklandjohn Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) Just a suggestion from experience of photographing and generally trying to photograph whilst in odd spaces - have you considered a metal tube from floor to roof, bolted each end so it’s secure. On this tube a simple metal bracket with a clamp beneath it so the clamp can be locked but the bracket can rotate on top of it. On the bracket put a bum-sized piece of wood so you have a simple seat, this would allow you to ‘tune’ the seat height to suit your own height and allow you to more comfortably sit whilst waiting for action and the difference that can make to your ‘welfare’ is significant. If you’re up for the faffing you can make the vertical tube removable (just clips into a holder at each end) so it can be removed and stowed when not required. It also has the advantage of swivelling so that you can swiftly go from left to front to right simply and easily. Something like this: Edited April 24, 2023 by Jocklandjohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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