A t-top conversion we did on Sunday...
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A t-top conversion we did on Sunday... Gilbert (raptorws6) and I did a T-Top conversion at Gilbert's house on Isaac's car last Sunday and Isaac made a video of it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsCtL3CRNkI
If I would have known that song would have been dubbed over it then I would have danced more
At least I wore my baggy pants 
We didn't do any bodywork (to finish the corners, it is just raw metal with a quick coat of spray paint to prevent rust for now) as the entire car is going into the shop on Friday to get the conversion finished and a complete color change (that light blue on the new ZR1s) and wheels are going away as he has forged 1 pieces waiting to go on...
P.S. Baggy pants are just my work pants, no need to forward me the "pants on the ground" song...
P.P.S. Music is NWS and neither are my pants
P.P.P.S. For all you guys still doing conversions with Dremels BUY A FRIGGIN GRINDER, PLEASE!!!! It takes half the time and only costs $60. You can do finishing work with a dremel but the grinder has a larger wheel so you can get in under the sail panel to cut the metal further back so the weatherstripping can fit better...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsCtL3CRNkI
If I would have known that song would have been dubbed over it then I would have danced more
At least I wore my baggy pants We didn't do any bodywork (to finish the corners, it is just raw metal with a quick coat of spray paint to prevent rust for now) as the entire car is going into the shop on Friday to get the conversion finished and a complete color change (that light blue on the new ZR1s) and wheels are going away as he has forged 1 pieces waiting to go on...
P.S. Baggy pants are just my work pants, no need to forward me the "pants on the ground" song...
P.P.S. Music is NWS and neither are my pants
P.P.P.S. For all you guys still doing conversions with Dremels BUY A FRIGGIN GRINDER, PLEASE!!!! It takes half the time and only costs $60. You can do finishing work with a dremel but the grinder has a larger wheel so you can get in under the sail panel to cut the metal further back so the weatherstripping can fit better...
Last edited by 6LITEREATER; Feb 3, 2010 at 11:07 PM.
You guys took less time doing a t-top conversion than it took me, Mike, Mikes brother, Gilbert, and Brian to install shocks, PHB, and LCA relocation brackets on Mikes car... lmao.
Nice work and great vid.
Nice work and great vid.
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Everything you listed should take one person, by themselves, 2 hours. What the hell were you guys doing?!?
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We had to make parts runs, tool runs, food runs, and I had to teach Gil, Mike, Mike's Bro, and Brian what I was doing because apparently I was the only one that knew how to install shocks properly, after some of Gil's bright ideas failed... Plus, you probably know how Mike feels about doing things "the right way"...
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What was the original color of the car? I saw red under the top, black in the engine bay, and blue on the exterior.
I'm curious to see the targa conversion when you do it.
I'm curious to see the targa conversion when you do it.
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Actually it probably is. You are thinking of the factory color, "Bright Blue Metallic" and this car is a red car that was painted (very poorly) "Electric Blue'.
