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Old 03-29-2010 | 12:47 AM
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Myth, mine would have broke last week.
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Old 03-29-2010 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Anthony Williams
I've had my T Tops off 5 times in 11 years-Jacking the car and damaging the T-Tops is BS
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Holy hell!! Thats all? I have mine off every opportunity I get!
^+100k on that, I love mine off they just make the ladies look at who's in the car.
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Old 03-29-2010 | 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Mattn
for verts i heard that but not car with t-tops
Yea got to be careful about breaking the ttop glass on those verts.. It'll get you every time.
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Old 03-29-2010 | 02:57 PM
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I can see why people would think this, but its still a stretch.

Its like when the guys at work say a fence broke because the weather got cold. or seven up is the cure all, or mayonnaise will kill you if you eat it if its left out or warmed up.
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Old 03-29-2010 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Z28_LT1
Its like when the guys at work say a fence broke because the weather got cold. or seven up is the cure all, or mayonnaise will kill you if you eat it if its left out or warmed up.
and size don't matter
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Old 03-30-2010 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by StoleIt
Can't see that being true. If it was gonna happen I'd say the Fbodies would have. Vette's have a much stronger frame than an Fbody.

But BS none the less. I jacked mine up with the T-Tops on all the time. Think about how much flex that would be to actually bust your t-tops. If that happened you would shatter your t-top every time you went over rail road tracks or a gradient.
Myth or not, it doesnt matter. Tire shops would lift the hood/trunk and I believe crack the doors before putting a C4 on a lift. Nowadays you are correct with the chassis being more stiff, but just because a c6 has a stiff frame doesnt mean every other previous generation did.
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Old 03-30-2010 | 09:32 AM
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I would think your windshield would crack too if this were the case
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Old 03-31-2010 | 09:30 PM
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I have heard of it being a issue with some targa top cars. My old delSol was a rattle trap and shops would pop the roof latches before lifting it. I had another one (delSol) that I was in a accident with the top off. I had to pound it on before the car was picked up by the tow truck.
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Old 03-31-2010 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by lemons12
Yea got to be careful about breaking the ttop glass on those verts.. It'll get you every time.
LMAO!!!! HAHAHAHAHH!!!!

If only I had room in my sig..
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Old 04-01-2010 | 08:58 PM
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I have heard about a t-top exploding when they took a turn too fast or something like that. I think it was a second gen though.

I remember hearing that the t-tops on 4th gens are pretty strong and actually fairly hard to break, don't quote me on that though.
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Old 04-01-2010 | 09:02 PM
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I had one fly out at 70mph because it wasn't latched. It got scuffed up pretty bad but didn't break.
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Old 04-05-2010 | 12:25 AM
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All your cars were built as t-top cars. The hardtops were converted to hardtop.
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Old 04-05-2010 | 10:58 PM
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the ttop thing is BS. id be more worried about keith mccord tuning your car...
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Old 04-08-2010 | 08:02 PM
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total bs, I still crack the doors and the trunk... but I am crazy
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Old 04-08-2010 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Paint_It_Black
All your cars were built as t-top cars. The hardtops were converted to hardtop.
ttops were an option, but most of them had them because its a good compromise between a vert and a hardtop. last part is my opinion.
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Old 04-09-2010 | 03:52 PM
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I've never heard of that.
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Old 04-09-2010 | 04:07 PM
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unless theyve been previously damaged, i dont think you got a problem.
It still wouldnt hurt to get some sub-frame connectors
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when i had a 3rd gen a shop told me they broke someones ttops on a lift.


but those cars were POS lol.
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Old 04-09-2010 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by retardedpenguin
I have heard about a t-top exploding when they took a turn too fast or something like that. I think it was a second gen though.

I remember hearing that the t-tops on 4th gens are pretty strong and actually fairly hard to break, don't quote me on that though.
I call BullSh*t!!!!!!! I've owned 2nd and 4th Gens and NEVER had a problem. Gotta love those urban myths....
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Old 04-09-2010 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
when i had a 3rd gen a shop told me they broke someones ttops on a lift.


but those cars were POS lol.
There might be some truth to this. In 1992, I bought a new 3rd gen, and I ordered it with 305 TPI with manual. No T-top available, and the reason was body flex. T-top was also not available with 350 TPI auto. All other lower output engine configurations were available with T-top at the time.

Obviously, the design engineers knew the body was soft.
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