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Old 09-10-2012, 11:28 PM
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Has anyone done the hard top to T-top conversion here in dfw. I've been wanting to conver my hard top and put T-tops but kind of afraid to do myself. I would like to talk to some people that has done it already, any help will be great thanks.
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Sell it and buy a T-top car
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Done it a couple of times myself. But I will say its not a job for the person who can't do a lot of stuff welding grinding and body work. Paint work is another thing that will make things a lot easier. Selling it and finding a T top car is probably more what 99% of the ppl should do. After removing the top you will need the latches and stuff from a T top car. The support in the center as sell as all the seals and T tops. GL! If you try it yourself.
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Never understood this.. Hate t tops! First fbody had them, think I took them off maybe 4 times..
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Originally Posted by 05 GSXR 1XXX
Never understood this.. Hate t tops! First fbody had them, think I took them off maybe 4 times..
+1000. Don't understand why someone would ruin a good hardtop. GM didn't make enough hardtops to begin with. I looked at production figures once and IIRC, it was approx a 70/30 split in favor of T-tops. Just buy a damn T-top car if you want T-tops, there are more than enough of them out there.
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Originally Posted by 05 GSXR 1XXX
Never understood this.. Hate t tops! First fbody had them, think I took them off maybe 4 times..
I totally understand this...Love t tops! Last and current fbody have them, think I take them off every time I get a chance..
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Sell it and buy a T-Top! Don't ruin a good hardtop!
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Deppending on location and the car in question I would trade my t top car for a hard top
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I have owned 4 F-bodies over the years and only one was a t-top car...The novelty wore of quickly for me...
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I wish my t-top car was a hardtop.
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Sell the hard top and get a T-top car....the hard tops are getting harder and harder to find as it is, and a lot of us would love to have a hardtop, my 97 is a Hardtop and my 95 was a T-Top, I'll stick with my hardtop, unless I get a Vette, then I think I can live with a Targa...if its a coupe and and not an FRC.
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I have a ttop car. I love it but its true i think i took them off 1 time this past year...
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Everybody needs to take the fvckin ttops off, have you not seen how nice its been in the evenings here in Houston? **** a duck...
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The weather has been ******* incredible!
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wish my t top car was a hardtop too

sell it and buy a t top
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I love my t-tops. It's pretty much my requisite for buying an f body at this point, it just about has to have them lol



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