98sivlerbullet

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I got a 98 SS hard top camaro how rare is a hard top SS camaro. I have yet to see another hard top ss i have seen a few Z28 hard tops tho just wondering how many hard top SS yall have seen?

SMALLBLOCKHERO

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Camaro SS Coupe:1998

2,397 units:
6-speed -1,485
Automatic - 912

10U White - 248
11U Pewter - 0
13U Silver - 316
28U Navy - 238
31U Green - 0
41U Black - 967
63U Gold - 29
79U Teal - 0
81U Red - 598
88U B. Purple - 0
96U Ceyenne - 0
http://www.camaroz28.com/articles/98...rs/index.shtml

98sivlerbullet

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thanks man. i have fond this before but it doesn't say anything about hard tops and T tops. just stuff on the Convertibles

JohnnyBs98WS6Rag

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From CompNine:

1996 SS: 1265 TT / 649 HT
1997 SS: 1450 TT / 480 HT
1998 SS: 1912 TT / 599 HT
1999 SS: 3223 TT / 804 HT
2000 SS: 6257 TT / 1084 HT
2001 SS: 4832 TT / 636 HT
2002 SS: 7295 TT / 1043 HT

98sivlerbullet

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thanks alot i couldnt seem to find this. I see T tops all the time i was just wondering. Does the hard tops or t top cars weight more?

JohnnyBs98WS6Rag

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No problem. HTs are lighter than t-tops, not sure by how much. I think the big advantage was lower inital cost and stiffer body structure vs a t-top car.

mrbss

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I doubt they are a whole lot stiffer. Maybe to an extent. Correct me if im wrong but the structure under the hard top is identical.

demonspeed

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You're correct. Even Scott Settlemire said there is no difference:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...s-hardtop.html

KC&97TA

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Hard Top LS1 Firebirds are rare, if I remember right less than 100 a year, I think the Hard top Camaros are just "not as common".

Z28/2002

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Which are also called a Formula (or Formula Firehawk)



Also willing to bet that there were a hell of a lot more hardtop LS1 Camaro's built and would make them more common that the Formula's

desertLS1

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my 02 SS was a hardtop...TTop conversion...

JohnnyBs98WS6Rag

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CompNine's data shows:

'96: Formula HT: 676 (171 of these WS6s, 10 Firehawks), T/A HT: 739 (268 WS6s, 9 Comp T/As)
'97: Formula HT: 931 (178 of these WS6s, 21 Firehawks), T/A HT: 849 (310 WS6s, 7 Comp T/As)
'98: Formula HT: 590 (39 of these WS6s), T/A HT: 2 (probably prototypes or mules)
'99: Formula HT: 449 (68 of these WS6s, 34 Firehawks), T/A HT: 0
'00: Formula HT: 413 (91 of these WS6s, 21 Firehawks), T/A HT: 0
'01: Formula HT: 179 (26 of these Firehawks), T/A HT: 0
'02: Formula HT: 0, T/A HT: 0

98sivlerbullet

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Well I was just wondering cause i havnt seen another ss hardtop in person. I wanted a hardtop dont care for t tops. The t tops are more dangerous than the hardtop. My best friend died in his ws6 because of t tops he hit a tree and was throne out of the car through the top landed on his head and broke his neck. Sad thing was I told him to get a hard top when he was looking for the car.

Z28/2002

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The structure under the hardtop is the same as the T-top cars

demonspeed

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Which is why it's so easy for one to install t-tops on a hardtop car. The 4th gens were engineered to have them.

SuperSport346

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Sorry to hear, but it sounds to me like his death was caused by a lack of a seat belt, and had little to do with the fact it was a t-top car. There is only thin sheetmetal where the t-tops would be anyways, and this really wouldn't help any more than a pane of glass in an accident.

I love my t-tops, and although hardtops are less common, t-tops were a must for me.

98sivlerbullet

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yes i know that there is only sheet metal up there, but hell they would of had a alot better chance of staying on then t tops that are made to come off and on.

ZigZagZ

Wow, compnine is kool!

King Nothing

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i love my hardtop SS!!!

FST SS

I ordered mine as a hard top and love it too.