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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:11 AM
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i'm going to start work on making it so i can remove the back hatch when i take the t tops out. i was thinking it would be awesome to have the back open all the way through. i have an extra hatch on a 97z that i totaled out that i may take the glass out of to just swap them out so the car will look the same from the rear. all i should have to do is get some hinge pins that have some carter keys that hold them in place and figure a quick way to attach and detach the shocks. i think it would be awesome. what do you guys think?
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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Car is gunna look weird with the hatch missing. Your spoiler will be gone.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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Sounds kinda ridiculous to me.
It'll look goofy as hell from the back.
Like those guys who cruise around with their hood off to 'show-off' their engine.
Hick-town, USA.

'Cotter', not carter.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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no i meant take the glass out of the hatch on the 97 and make them quickly interchangeable. i dont know how much it weighs tho if i couldnt swap them by myself and in less than 10 mins it wouldnt be worth it.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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Just trade yours for a vert.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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I'd assume you had a busted hatch and were too poor to replace the glass.....

Rk sport makes a sport hatch with a piece of vertical glass that's removable... still goofy looking, but would look 100% better.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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Elcamaro?
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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You'd have a giant spoiler in the middle of the car...
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by hc8719
You'd have a giant spoiler in the middle of the car...
lol yep.
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