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Old 02-20-2011, 03:16 PM
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Default 4th gen F-Body WITHOUT T-Tops..
Are these really that rare? Having a hell of a time finding one to do a bit of tracking with

I have tried searching, but unfortunately on teh googlez everything that comes up is about ADDING T-Tops to 4th gens
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Old 02-20-2011, 03:22 PM
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Have you tried searching "Hardtop Camaro" and then what ever year you are looking for?
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My old 94 Z28 was a hardtop
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I have a gold 98 hard top Z28
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hardtops aren't that rare
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Old 02-20-2011, 11:25 PM
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man TTops are sweeeet...i wish they would bring em back
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I have a '99 hardtop Formula, they are out there! I'm a hardtop guy myself, both my '89 and '99 are hard top.
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t-tops are cool and all but puttin on and off gets annoying after awhile and when they start to leak it sucks. but i will say t-tops off and night is one of thhe best things in the world
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I've never had a T top car but an old friend of mine used to. I'm glad mine is a hard top.
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After owning two third gens with leaky ttops I was ecstatic to find a hardtop 4th gen. I do miss the ttops sometimes but then I remind myself I get to sit in a dry seat.
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I have a hardtop z28 that I bought new.
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My last 02 SS had T-tops, my current 02 SS is a hard top. I can definately tell a difference in handling! The hard top is more stable.
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Owning an F-body with a hardtop is pretty much pointless... the hardtop offers no additional structural support, and the T-tops do not leak. If your T-tops are leaking then your weatherstripping is fucked up. I can't speak for 3rd gens but on 4th gens they did a good job getting the T-tops to fit properly.
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Originally Posted by Latch
Owning an F-body with a hardtop is pretty much pointless... the hardtop offers no additional structural support, and the T-tops do not leak. If your T-tops are leaking then your weatherstripping is fucked up. I can't speak for 3rd gens but on 4th gens they did a good job getting the T-tops to fit properly.
spoken by someone who definitely owns a t-top car. I've driven both and can tell a noticeable difference in stiffness from a t-top car to a hardtop car. I currently have a hard top car and can tell you from a performance stand point, I wouldn't have anything but
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t tops are full of win imo. i love mine, i just take em off and throw em in the back seat at a light, takes only seconds...
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Originally Posted by Latch
Owning an F-body with a hardtop is pretty much pointless... the hardtop offers no additional structural support, and the T-tops do not leak. If your T-tops are leaking then your weatherstripping is fucked up. I can't speak for 3rd gens but on 4th gens they did a good job getting the T-tops to fit properly.
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Originally Posted by Latch
Owning an F-body with a hardtop is pretty much pointless... the hardtop offers no additional structural support, and the T-tops do not leak. If your T-tops are leaking then your weatherstripping is fucked up. I can't speak for 3rd gens but on 4th gens they did a good job getting the T-tops to fit properly.
I have T-tops and they don't leak. But I wish I had a hardtop. I've taking my tops off maybe three times in four years. Just seems a little Joe Dirtish with them off. Just my opinion. Funny thing is my mother-in-law has a 94 LT1 hardtop.
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Went from t-tops to hardtop

Only benefit of owning t-tops is bitches love em off but im passed that point and to the who "who cares wtf you like point" now.
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They aren't that rare.. But I only know of 2 in Texarkana. Mine being one of them
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I love my hardtop, it just looks cleaner to me
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