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This is actually for t-top cars. Hard top cars can use it if they do the t-top conversion (or our FULL targa conversion)...
I keep forgetting, shoot me a PM, been wanting to get with you on some stuff...
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6LE (as opposed to 1LE) package
Actually, Steve (Specialized Stainless) has designed me a dash plaque that says "6LITEREATER DESIGNS" maybe I'll do a package GP and have numbered 6LE plaques
Right now it barely ways as much as t-top shades
After hardware is on there will still be a weight savings over the glass but just not as dramatic... Thread Starter
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End of the day we decided we will just fade them out. We want it to be an easy bolt on for the average joe and requiring extra body work is kind of against why we are doing this...
Flat top is not going to happen. I can't stand them
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If there is a way to design the front to fit flush I think it would be perfect. My eye goes directly to it and it seems to stick up too much. This is a great idea though, I would love to be able to pop off one light piece rather than mess around with two glass tops. Nice work!
Production design will fit totally flush, no worries. Thanks for the props
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IMO it doesn't. LOOKS GREAT the way it is, from his first post he said it will work even with a T-top car (WITHOUT cutting) so I am REALLY happy about that.
The Deminsions should be the same for ALL 4th-gen F-bodys so everyone should be able to get this to work, I just hope they are priced pretty decent.
BTW 6liter, you better get those T/A splitters done
You can make some money
The Deminsions should be the same for ALL 4th-gen F-bodys so everyone should be able to get this to work, I just hope they are priced pretty decent.
BTW 6liter, you better get those T/A splitters done
You can make some money
Huge props on bringing new ideas to the market, as an idea you may want to offer the items needed in order to make it a true targe. You said in your post it is compatible with the existing T-top bar but I'm sure there will be people that want the entire targa conversion, just some foresight you may want to think about unless you already have. I agree with others that the lines are a little aggressive and want to see the "final" design that will be produced. If it is smoothed out where it meets the sail panel it will flow better with the lines of the car. Just wondering if you have any ballpark on price? Also curious if there will be weather stripping where the piece meets the windows, I dd my car and have enough trouble with my driver's side t-top weatherstripping as it is. Sorry for the long post, i wish you the best with this and am glad to see somebody with enough passion and ingenuity able to bring some fresh ideas and new designs to the market that until recently has been somewhat stale. - I have some other thoughts but PM if youre interested in hearing em.
- I have some other thoughts but PM if youre interested in hearing em.We have planned from the beginning (before I sold one splitter) to offer a Targa Roof in stages:
Stage 1: Targa Roof (remove center bracket, not bar, and this latches right on)
Stage 2: Targa Conversion Kit (comes with headliners and pre-bent/shaped/curved metal that you can have welded, screwed or riveted in after cutting your t-bar out so that the average joe can have 99% done targa conversion in his driveway on a Sunday afternoon)
Stage 3: Rear Seat Delete with Targa Top Storage Mount
Stage 4: T-Bar bracket that RE-INSTALLS after you cut factory bar out. This way you can have a targa top WITHOUT BUYING A TARGA ROOF.
For Stage 4, picture a car with no t-bar, targa'd. Then you clamp a small center bracket on which has the factory H-Beam bracket it on it and now you can slide your t-top brackets back in.
Something for everyone
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I'm going to be honest. It looks way to out of place, doesn't flow with the lines of the car for some reason, bulges up too high, and why no pics with the windows up too? Are you going to use the stock latches to keep it planted? I know you said it's just a prototype, but it looks like if the windows go up there will be a huge gap, but that could just be beacuse you don't have the latches in there or the weatherstripping. I just think the center lining of that thing goes with the C6 and new Camaro and that is b/c their body lines flow with it, it kind of seems out of place on that car.
Sorry I'm being such a harsh critic, but you always need as many points of view as possible. It's a cool idea and props to your for coming up with it and building a prototype.
Sorry I'm being such a harsh critic, but you always need as many points of view as possible. It's a cool idea and props to your for coming up with it and building a prototype.
Most of your concerns stem from the fact you are just looking at a plug for a mold with no hardware on it...I mean seriously, you think we'd design a roof where the windows don't go all the way up
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Finally, the bottom line is this...
Hardtop roofs look retarded. Just WAYYY too much flat space up there...
T-Top roofs look better but they also haven't been redesigned since the 1970's basically. They just look dated compared to all the smooth and slick designed roofs of the 2000's.
Hell, all these "retro" cars looker newer than ours, someone had to do something
Hardtop roofs look retarded. Just WAYYY too much flat space up there...
T-Top roofs look better but they also haven't been redesigned since the 1970's basically. They just look dated compared to all the smooth and slick designed roofs of the 2000's.
Hell, all these "retro" cars looker newer than ours, someone had to do something
i WAS gonna say you are going for a VERY limited group of people since most dont wanna cut the t-bar out. then i noticed you didnt have to.
I can say that with some smoothing out of the line on it i think it would look KILLER!
just a thought but what about making the center more of a smooth furrow than a channel, kinda like the way the tops are on vipers. That might give a tad more head room too. just a stab in the dark...
I can say that with some smoothing out of the line on it i think it would look KILLER!
just a thought but what about making the center more of a smooth furrow than a channel, kinda like the way the tops are on vipers. That might give a tad more head room too. just a stab in the dark...
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i WAS gonna say you are going for a VERY limited group of people since most dont wanna cut the t-bar out. then i noticed you didnt have to.
I can say that with some smoothing out of the line on it i think it would look KILLER!
just a thought but what about making the center more of a smooth furrow than a channel, kinda like the way the tops are on vipers. That might give a tad more head room too. just a stab in the dark...
I can say that with some smoothing out of the line on it i think it would look KILLER!
just a thought but what about making the center more of a smooth furrow than a channel, kinda like the way the tops are on vipers. That might give a tad more head room too. just a stab in the dark...
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Buy a splitter now so I'll have money for this
$300 shipped! You save $25 over regular price 
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see how the roof comes up from the window seal really smooth? and the center isnt a sharp edge as it looks in the current design your working with. I dont however think that this exact body line would look correct on an f-body, but the basic design i think is the direction I personally would steer towards if i were to purchase one.