help t top conversion
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help t top conversion well my car got hit so im taking advantage of situation and getting car completly repainted along with some other stuff but while im at it i want to know how hard it is to switch out the old hard top for some t tops and assuming its easy what all i need to do so any help is apreciated. unfortunatly im on time constraint cus work starts on car soon. but even if i just dont paint old roof and get the t top roof bar painted to be installed later that would be cool i just want to know before i go through all the trouble
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it apears i just need all the parts from a t top car then cut out the metal over doors and place all the other parts but im not 100% positive hoping to look at a t top car this weekend close up to get better idea down time not a problem and if its just cost of parts ebay is there
yeah you should have gotten it with the T-top in the begining, and sides hardtops are better for drag racing/autocross racing eliminates alot of body flex, that and hardtops are not as common on the GOOD cars, they are on the v6er's 
Originally Posted by 2002camaro
it apears i just need all the parts from a t top car then cut out the metal over doors and place all the other parts but im not 100% positive hoping to look at a t top car this weekend close up to get better idea down time not a problem and if its just cost of parts ebay is there
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from what ive heard the hardtop being stronger is just a myth... Do a search and Im sure it has been debated alot but I am not exactly sure a hardtop is stronger than t-tops cuz i think i remember reading... the hard tops had the same strusture as the t-top just with a metal where the glass would be for t-tops.
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Verdad Gallardo Yeah the t-top is not as stiff as the hardtops, i drove roughly 12 camaros, 8 being t-top and the rest hard tops, and everytime i went over speed bumps you could hear the body creaking and groning wit the t-tops, and when i went over the same area (was at a dealer test driving) the sounds were very little compaired to the t-top. But i will give you this, t-tops are bad *** when you look up and see teh sky
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see to be honest i love to race but this one is more for pleasure and show as far as getting it wit t tops originaly i cheated on my insurance by starting with a 6cy so that explains the lack of t tops anyway i got i exploded view diagram from the local chevy dealer that shows how it all goes together so other than getting some parts and cutting out those two metal peices it shouldnt be to bad looking at having it all done by next summer or spring with the new paint color im getting done its gonna look hot in case ur wondering its gonna be black metal flake the has a blue tint to it at the right angle if anyone else ever needs help with t top conversion ill make updated posts once i start the physical parts of the project thanks to all who posted
I don't have any info, but I will tell you this....KEEP RESEARCHING!
What you want to do CAN and HAS been done, and really isn't as hard a job as the other guys are making it sound....keep looking, you will find out how to do it.
What you want to do CAN and HAS been done, and really isn't as hard a job as the other guys are making it sound....keep looking, you will find out how to do it.
I'll just say this- my car has t-tops and I love them to death, but I hope that if you do this then you garage your car and dont ever plan on being in the rain because its gonna be a GUARANTEED leak.
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all research is set got everything i needed from parts guys at dealership they printed me out an exploded view drawing with everything on there just gotta find the parts from some junkers or ebay then ill start main pysical part this comming spring as far as garageing it and it leaking im getting a cover for it till i get a new place where i can garage store it all the time
all research is set got everything i needed from parts guys at dealership they printed me out an exploded view drawing with everything on there just gotta find the parts from some junkers or ebay then ill start main pysical part this comming spring as far as garageing it and it leaking im getting a cover for it till i get a new place where i can garage store it all the time
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2002 camaro, didn`t I refer you to this site from camaros.net? If so, you`ll see in there that I noted for you to do a search on here. It HAS already been done from a couple people on here and has been documented. All you have to do is hit the search button.
http://www.ls2.com/forums/showthread...threadid=82405
He makes it look simple, but unless you have experience doing these sort of things, I personally would let a body shop do it.
He makes it look simple, but unless you have experience doing these sort of things, I personally would let a body shop do it.