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Cutting the roof out of a Z06, my targa conversion project

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Old 02-20-2008, 01:57 PM
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nice car like the hood too its not too..think its not too crazy and it flows well with the rest of the car..looks like it will work to keep the engine cool too
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Good project it looks great. I would have done the all black back other than that its freakin awesome.
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thats pretty kewl looks great
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looks great bro, ready to see it finished
Old 02-21-2008, 12:34 PM
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Man, that's awesome
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Amazing work, you my friend have grade 8, case hardened, titanium *****.
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Any update?
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Originally Posted by Slo_240sx
Amazing work, you my friend have grade 8, case hardened, titanium *****.
Haha, that's quote worthy...
Old 03-03-2008, 06:13 AM
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Awesome car! I like it allot! If i had egnuf money i would have bought a Z06 instead of my show Camaro. Are you gona put a spoiler on the deck lidd? And have you decided about C5-R rear?
Old 03-03-2008, 10:07 AM
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^ No C5R rear... re-did it as it was. Having some paint consistancy issues so It went back over to the shop on Saturday to be re-done. I'll upate when it's back in my garage w/ the paint all over matching.
Old 03-03-2008, 07:29 PM
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yeah yellow can really suck, especially if when reduced its pretty liquidy.
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wow this is one great project....nice work!
Old 03-05-2008, 09:23 PM
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good thread went thur 11 pages waiting on how it came out
Old 03-08-2008, 06:37 PM
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Small update... finished up the carbon brake scoops today... car is not yet back from paint so nothing to put them on. Used the rubber cement that came with the kit to hold them in place, then plactic weld 2-part epoxy to finish it up. Again, this kit is made to install over the oem plactic ones, but with a little extra work you can get the oem one apart and replace the outer plastic part with the carbon fiber one for a proper oem look. I painted the screens black with gloss epoxy paint to match the screens that come with the tigershark front bumper.


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looks sick.. can't wait to see the finished product
Old 03-09-2008, 01:47 AM
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The finished product will be well worth it. You seem to be covering every detail. Do you do this for a living...or want to?
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Damn i could never take a saw to the roof of my car, nice conversion though.
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It would damn sure be tough to make that first cut, but after that i dont think it would be too bad
Old 03-10-2008, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ExceSSive
The finished product will be well worth it. You seem to be covering every detail. Do you do this for a living...or want to?
I'd love to make a living customizing cars, but no I'm currently in product development/IT for a publishing company. I actually just quit becaue it wan't where I wanted to be, but that's for another thread
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Damn i could never take a saw to the roof of my car, nice conversion though.
Thanks
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It would damn sure be tough to make that first cut, but after that i dont think it would be too bad
Pretty much... once I damaged some of the window moldings taking them off it was no turning back... the cut wasn't that bad.
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No pics, but just got a call from the painter... 4 more coats of yellow later and my car is now one all one shade of yellow I'm crossing my fingers and should get the car back in my garage this weekend.


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