T-top -> hard top?
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mock all you want bro.. u want to play then F***ing pay.... its f***ing looks.. cosmetics.... who the f** cares.... go take w.e money yer wasting n put it towards something a little more important... y buy a car if yer gonna hack up the roof down the road cause it has ttops? 10k to buy a hard top one? uhh trade it in? let me know how the hack job goes? love to see pics when it is done cause it wont ever be the same as having an actual hard top.... thats why i dont understand why u woudl atempt this?
you can make it look good and it would be like having a factory hard top. you just need the skin off of a hard top car and the two pillars that go across. you would have to glue the skin back onto the car, just follow the instructions on how to make a hardtop car a ttop car backwards. after that just put the new molding on. it wouldnt be a "hack job" infact no one would even notice.
i was thinking if someone had busted t-tops you could get the roof skin off of a hardtop car , cut the inside ends off of the broken tops, remove the centertop divider and slide the skin in the broken tops and you would basically have a hard top
i was thinking if someone had busted t-tops you could get the roof skin off of a hardtop car , cut the inside ends off of the broken tops, remove the centertop divider and slide the skin in the broken tops and you would basically have a hard top
lol @ hack job.
i bet you go to a shop that dose custom body work like lowriders and stuff and they will get you done right, i mean afterall low rider shops have cars with 20k dollar paint jobs and ****.
and you would need new weather stripping the molding from the a pillers the bars that run over the top of the side windows the glue new headliner and you would be set. it's not all that hard, just takes some time and money. which you have both while your still deployed. could have the car in the shop and have it ready when you get back.
btw i'm glad mines a hard top
i bet you go to a shop that dose custom body work like lowriders and stuff and they will get you done right, i mean afterall low rider shops have cars with 20k dollar paint jobs and ****.
and you would need new weather stripping the molding from the a pillers the bars that run over the top of the side windows the glue new headliner and you would be set. it's not all that hard, just takes some time and money. which you have both while your still deployed. could have the car in the shop and have it ready when you get back.
btw i'm glad mines a hard top
mock all you want bro.. u want to play then F***ing pay.... its f***ing looks.. cosmetics.... who the f** cares.... go take w.e money yer wasting n put it towards something a little more important... y buy a car if yer gonna hack up the roof down the road cause it has ttops? 10k to buy a hard top one? uhh trade it in? let me know how the hack job goes? love to see pics when it is done cause it wont ever be the same as having an actual hard top.... thats why i dont understand why u woudl atempt this?
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
mock all you want bro.. u want to play then F***ing pay.... its f***ing looks.. cosmetics.... who the f** cares.... go take w.e money yer wasting n put it towards something a little more important... y buy a car if yer gonna hack up the roof down the road cause it has ttops? 10k to buy a hard top one? uhh trade it in? let me know how the hack job goes? love to see pics when it is done cause it wont ever be the same as having an actual hard top.... thats why i dont understand why u woudl atempt this?
Most people that like their cars care about cosmetics. That's why people on this site tend to keep their cars in better condition than the average person. If something cosmetic makes him happy, what's wrong with that? How is it a waste of money? As for what cosmetics to spend money on, well that's totally up to the individual. Looks are 100% subjective, and there is NO right or wrong answer.....just whatever the owner likes best. I see people that spend $4,000+ on a set of wheels and tires. Mine cost less than half that, and I'm perfectly happy with them.....but does that make everyone else a fool for buying high end wheels if they want and can afford them?
You might not like it, you might not understand it, but that doesn't make it wrong or bad. Nor does that mean it'll look like a hack job.
id suggest finding someone who wants to swap to t-tops and swap parts. itll save both of you lots of time and money. youd need the headliner, a-pillars, b-pillars, weather stripping, top roof panel, and the cross braces. they would need the a and b pillars, tops, weather stripping, and metal brackets to latch in the tops. seems like a smart idea to me.
it would be interesting if a company made the roof panel in carbon fiber. ill bet this swap would be more popular then...for weight savings.
it would be interesting if a company made the roof panel in carbon fiber. ill bet this swap would be more popular then...for weight savings.
how much more lighter do you want from plastic? the huge cost for carbon fiber would put everyone off for a roof panel as well
here is a pic of Ryan K's underside to give you an idea of how much a t-top car differ's from a hardtop....2 bars
here is a pic of Ryan K's underside to give you an idea of how much a t-top car differ's from a hardtop....2 bars
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if your buddy is a prior body man it should not be such a big deal for him, you could probobly sell your old stuff as a t-top swap and break even, you will need the fiberglass top, headliner 2 braces running form a to b pillar, bolth door weatherstrippings, and other misc interior hardware, apillar trim to. the top is urithaned on, simular to a windshield, there will also be some small pieces to removed near the a and b pillars, spot welded on, your buddy should know how to do this, the braces should weld right in, when you drill them to remove them from your donor car you just weld up the holes you drilled, its not that hard if you know what you are doing, and will probobly have to remove your windsheild to do this
Guys, Wheel 2 Wheel (W2W) converted RooferDave's car from Pimp-tops to hardtop about a couple years ago. Whenever he had them build that yellow monster. Madman was also talking about doing them at one point, but don't know if he ever did.
Not hard for a skilled shop. I just replaced my headliner in my '94 and had a good look-see under there. See the picture that Reject posted, that about sums it up.
If I had some extra money laying around and I found a local shop that had done it before... and done it well... there would be one less T-top Camaro in the world.
Not hard for a skilled shop. I just replaced my headliner in my '94 and had a good look-see under there. See the picture that Reject posted, that about sums it up.
If I had some extra money laying around and I found a local shop that had done it before... and done it well... there would be one less T-top Camaro in the world.
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hardtops are race cars I totally agree with you on this subject. I find myself searching the nation to find a M6 ss hardtop. Have found two for sale. Both from cali. One was a salvage title with a bad motor and the other had a nervous seller that didnt trust out of state transaction.
I like road racing and the hardtop has more structural rigidity due to the 2 stamped members on the outside of the roof. I imadine there is a little weight savings also.
I will make looking for hardtops as a hobby i guess
Look at my third gen ....... it has a v6 roof clamshelled to the ttop roof!
I like road racing and the hardtop has more structural rigidity due to the 2 stamped members on the outside of the roof. I imadine there is a little weight savings also.
I will make looking for hardtops as a hobby i guess
Look at my third gen ....... it has a v6 roof clamshelled to the ttop roof!