Converting t-top to hardtop
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From: Grand Rapids, MI
Originally Posted by vtirocz
DERTY,
Does Stenod Performance do the t-top to hardtop conversion? Are you serious about the two braces only being $15? How much does the composite roof cost?
Also, could you please provide a quote for doing the whole job?
Thanks,
Jim
Does Stenod Performance do the t-top to hardtop conversion? Are you serious about the two braces only being $15? How much does the composite roof cost?
Also, could you please provide a quote for doing the whole job?
Thanks,
Jim
As far as getting a quote, you'll have to call Stenod at the shop to get one. 248 307 0056
Regards,
Steve
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From: Youngstown, Ohio
I know this won't help much, but there is a company out there that makes metal t-top inserts for road racing. I don't know who makes them, but I did see them on the forum somewhere. Maybe if you did a search?
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clip a roof off of a v6, i work in a salvage yard and we have two good hard top roofs, it wouldnt be anything a body shop couldnt handle, ive seen alot of roof cuts...then again you could always just buy a hardtop
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From: Murfreesboro TN
Originally Posted by reject
i've heard the same amount of people wanting hardtops as well, wanting that smoother roof line look without the center peice
t-tops really clutter up the look on these cars, espcially on light colored cars.
Grass is always greener on the other side 
I wanted a hardtop formula SO FREAKING BAD but could not pass up the deal on mine. If I could convert to a hardtop for less than a grand I would be all over that. I just love the look - so much smoother. It looks weird to have an all white car with part of the roof being black.
I wanted a hardtop formula SO FREAKING BAD but could not pass up the deal on mine. If I could convert to a hardtop for less than a grand I would be all over that. I just love the look - so much smoother. It looks weird to have an all white car with part of the roof being black.
Originally Posted by reject
yeah hardtop ftw!! i never understood why GM decided to skimp out on the hard top option for the t/a's...
ive had hardtops and t-tops both. truth is, the added problems like leaks and rattles isnt worth havinh t-tops. From the beginning gm should have given f-bodies the targa option like a vette. I love taking my tops off its a blast but i only do it probably 10 times a year. I live in Ca so i do it year round i get more use than most people i know. I like the added security and the better overall integrity of a hardtop.
If you could find a hardtop formula, its such a rare car i couldnt see it worth converting to a trans am. And is there somewhere that sells the4 hardtop peice? Cause most the time you cant just take off the hardtop shell. Since its glued on, 9 out of 10 times it breaks and snaps. I guess you could always fix it. But all i see is a nightmare. Theres a place that sells carbon fiber hardtops for our cars but you have to rivet it on and take off the center support piece that the tops slide under. But i dont see why you couldn't rivet it down and put a few coats of bondo/primer/paint down. Any one remember who sells those things?
If you could find a hardtop formula, its such a rare car i couldnt see it worth converting to a trans am. And is there somewhere that sells the4 hardtop peice? Cause most the time you cant just take off the hardtop shell. Since its glued on, 9 out of 10 times it breaks and snaps. I guess you could always fix it. But all i see is a nightmare. Theres a place that sells carbon fiber hardtops for our cars but you have to rivet it on and take off the center support piece that the tops slide under. But i dont see why you couldn't rivet it down and put a few coats of bondo/primer/paint down. Any one remember who sells those things?