My T-Top conversion is DONE!! She's Topless!
03-16-2009, 12:19 PM
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We wrote up a step by step instruction with pics. Every single minuscule detail is spelled out with pics too.
As for tips, here's the biggest two:
- Try as hard as you can to get the T-Tops and the weather stripping from the same vehicle. That will help tremendously with keeping the car from leaking. The seal between the two is slightly different from car to car. My T-Tops don't match 100% to my weather stripping and it makes it a little more difficult to keep water tight. But, it's not the end of the world. Mines still 100% water tight.
- Also, when you install everything, bolt the center bar down, put the T Tops in, and align the weather stripping to that. It's a lot easier to keep it water tight.
As for tips, here's the biggest two:
- Try as hard as you can to get the T-Tops and the weather stripping from the same vehicle. That will help tremendously with keeping the car from leaking. The seal between the two is slightly different from car to car. My T-Tops don't match 100% to my weather stripping and it makes it a little more difficult to keep water tight. But, it's not the end of the world. Mines still 100% water tight.
- Also, when you install everything, bolt the center bar down, put the T Tops in, and align the weather stripping to that. It's a lot easier to keep it water tight.
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We wrote up a step by step instruction with pics. Every single minuscule detail is spelled out with pics too.
As for tips, here's the biggest two:
- Try as hard as you can to get the T-Tops and the weather stripping from the same vehicle. That will help tremendously with keeping the car from leaking. The seal between the two is slightly different from car to car. My T-Tops don't match 100% to my weather stripping and it makes it a little more difficult to keep water tight. But, it's not the end of the world. Mines still 100% water tight.
- Also, when you install everything, bolt the center bar down, put the T Tops in, and align the weather stripping to that. It's a lot easier to keep it water tight.
As for tips, here's the biggest two:
- Try as hard as you can to get the T-Tops and the weather stripping from the same vehicle. That will help tremendously with keeping the car from leaking. The seal between the two is slightly different from car to car. My T-Tops don't match 100% to my weather stripping and it makes it a little more difficult to keep water tight. But, it's not the end of the world. Mines still 100% water tight.
- Also, when you install everything, bolt the center bar down, put the T Tops in, and align the weather stripping to that. It's a lot easier to keep it water tight.
03-17-2009, 03:04 AM
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Couldn't tell in the pics. But if you get the front windshield reveal molding/seal for a t-top car, it should help with the leaks. In the pics, it looks like it's sitting on a non t-top windshield seal.
Great job as well!!
Great job as well!!
03-18-2009, 10:55 PM
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I know its probably a long shot, but do you have a pic and or a part number for this piece?
03-19-2009, 05:28 PM
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There's no issue with leaks though. I ran a bead of RTV along the whole Top seal and the T-Tops are sealed in by the weather stripping. I does look different when the tops are out because all you see is RTV, but everyone that has seen it in person told me if I wouldn't have told them I did the work they would've thought it was factory.
03-20-2009, 01:31 PM
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I planned on getting the actual T-Top Side and Top moldings for the front glass. But every glass shop I called said they windshield has to be taken out to do it, and they can't guarantee it won't break.
There's no issue with leaks though. I ran a bead of RTV along the whole Top seal and the T-Tops are sealed in by the weather stripping. I does look different when the tops are out because all you see is RTV, but everyone that has seen it in person told me if I wouldn't have told them I did the work they would've thought it was factory.
There's no issue with leaks though. I ran a bead of RTV along the whole Top seal and the T-Tops are sealed in by the weather stripping. I does look different when the tops are out because all you see is RTV, but everyone that has seen it in person told me if I wouldn't have told them I did the work they would've thought it was factory.
03-20-2009, 10:26 PM
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We are doing my conversion tomorrow and sunday, I'll post up pics and such when we are done. I am planning on doing a complete tutorial video since no one else has done it. I figure it could be my chance to be a youtube hero 
03-21-2009, 01:52 AM
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03-22-2009, 06:25 PM
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when i first looked at the title of this thread i assumed it would be a hackjob, but after seeing it that's a really nice job. glad to see someone took the effort to do it correctly.
since you're planning on getting a V8 F-body, you may want to find a wrecked donor car and put all the LS1 parts on yours. i mean, your camaro is in good shape, and you put this much work into it so far. why not?
and i'm glad mine came with T-tops already. lol i'm too tall to sit comfortably in a hardtop car without my head touching the headliner.
since you're planning on getting a V8 F-body, you may want to find a wrecked donor car and put all the LS1 parts on yours. i mean, your camaro is in good shape, and you put this much work into it so far. why not?
and i'm glad mine came with T-tops already. lol i'm too tall to sit comfortably in a hardtop car without my head touching the headliner.
all they see is the VIN