fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
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Car: 1987 chevy camaro corvette red
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fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
im wondering what everyone thinks about me putting this on my car.its brand new and has just been sitting in my garage since around 1988,(it was on a showroom camaro). if i do put it on i will be putting a high rise spoiler on it if i dont put it on i would be selling it.if you dont think i should put it on,then how much should i sell it for?i know that this particular style is not made any more.there are others like it but not with the louvers.this style last sold for around $900
so leave your two cents on this.
and note..i like for my car to stand out but not in a bad way
heres a picture of my car,it currently has louvers on the back window:
heres the targa hatch:
so leave your two cents on this.
and note..i like for my car to stand out but not in a bad way
heres a picture of my car,it currently has louvers on the back window:
heres the targa hatch:
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
I've seen those type hatches on firebirds...even thought of getting one myself, but I feel like they don't flow well with the body of the 3rd gens.That may be largely because the spoilers they used on the gta's with 'em, or just that they are so rarely seen. I say if you like it then go for it.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
why dont you get a buddy to help you take off your hatch and lay that one in place since you already got it? then post up pics and you'll get better feedback. theres only 6 bolts to get the hatch off iirc, pretty simple
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
I've never been a fan of the notchback on anything, Then again I also think the normal vettes look better than the FRC model as well. The only pictures I could find of a notchback on a camaro are here:
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/cama...o-rs-sale.html
It is possible that the notchback would look better with the t-tops out.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/cama...o-rs-sale.html
It is possible that the notchback would look better with the t-tops out.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
if you did put it on, what would you do to color match it to your car??? do you do your own paint work??? if not, you'll prob run into some money making it match
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
yeah i am a painter at a chevy dealership.i painted my camaro my self.so this hatch wouldnt be an issue.its been a wo years since i painted it and beings how ive done more modifications i want to give it a fresh coat.i plan on re painting the whole car this summer anyways.same color but with black rally stripes on the hood.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
sounds like you got nothing to loose, so why not go for it?? you never really see camaro's with that kind back on the road, at least not around me. it would set you apart at the local shows. just keep your stock hatch, provided you got decent storage for it.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
yeah i think thats what im going to do.and if it turns out that i dont like it.il just sell it
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
a vid
http://user.streetfire.net/video/sta...aro_153817.htm
i believe yours is a higher quality and will look better
http://user.streetfire.net/video/sta...aro_153817.htm
i believe yours is a higher quality and will look better
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
Before seeing it on the car, I would have said no, but after seeing it on the car, I think it looks better on the Camaro body than it does on the Firebirds. Go for it.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
Been an idea of mine for a while.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...ck-camaro.html
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...ck-camaro.html
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
My vote is dont do it. I know you like to be different but (personally) Ive never liked the lines on those targa hatches. Leave it stock and sell that hatch on craigslist.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
Throw it on. The blue car looked cool. Keep your hatch though if you ever have a change of heart.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
i think you should do something cool with the window, like get one of the back window decals they make for pickups. the ones where it looks like a graphic from the outside, and you can still see out from inside. you could get one and cut it down to fit
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
thanks for all of the feedback.im definately gonna at least try it on for size and see if i like it maybe this weekend.but i think im gonna llike it.in about two weeks il be putting my blower motor in and turbo 400 trans.so il be a little busy with that but i should have it on and painted for the car cruise coming up in ocean city.il take pics if it sitting on with the high rise spoiler this weekend hopefully
until then heres a little video it wouldnt let me embed it for some reason but heres the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY0soyYaero
until then heres a little video it wouldnt let me embed it for some reason but heres the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY0soyYaero
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
the one on the blue car and the white one are two different styles, there gonna look different.
I would say no it would look bad and you should sell it but I would be lieing I want it badly but 900 is alot maybe around $400-$500
that is the style I have been lookin for, Because it will not change the profile from the side and that's what I love, and you can take the window out, do you have the window?
I would say no it would look bad and you should sell it but I would be lieing I want it badly but 900 is alot maybe around $400-$500
that is the style I have been lookin for, Because it will not change the profile from the side and that's what I love, and you can take the window out, do you have the window?
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
the one on the blue car and the white one are two different styles, there gonna look different.
I would say no it would look bad and you should sell it but I would be lieing I want it badly but 900 is alot maybe around $400-$500
that is the style I have been lookin for, Because it will not change the profile from the side and that's what I love, and you can take the window out, do you have the window?
I would say no it would look bad and you should sell it but I would be lieing I want it badly but 900 is alot maybe around $400-$500
that is the style I have been lookin for, Because it will not change the profile from the side and that's what I love, and you can take the window out, do you have the window?
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
i like the originality of the notchback look....on birds lol camaros just have a different look with em, it reminds me of a del sol really, only difference is the size/ and a t-bar lol
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
but the aftermarket notchback i plan on purchasing kinda sticks out from the glass giving it that "Del Sol" look
i still feel a need to have one on my maro though, i believe one that was flatter/longer along the trunk area would look Really Sporty
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
or if it had a more aggressive look to it, the long trunk just makes it look awkward maybe if they lengthened the top wrap part and give it some hard lines id do it unfortunately the only way i could get that would be to mold it myself
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
I wonder how much it would cost to have one made for me, I was planning on spending up to a 1000 on one anyway
have you seen this camaro with the original notchback
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/cama...o-rs-sale.html
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
motion auto glass
this piece is about 9 years old.....dont know if company is still around or not
if i remember right they were from ny
and this is/was the company that made the baldwin motion cars
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
Company still exists as Motion LLC. out of Sarasota Fla. Nothey don't build anything for our cars anymore.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
Hey Squeezer, sorry I'm alittle late to the party but I really love that notch back on your camaro, would like a good lead on where I might get one like yours for my 89' we don't see these in Southern California. I've had mine for a good 7 or 8 years and I'm just now get'n around to work'n on it. I'm think'n of a doin' a bit of work on mine I'll be posting pics as I'm go along. Great ride.
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
Bump. Okay, I know this is an old thread. But I still have this hatch, never got around to putting it on, if anybody is interested in this hatch, email me as I rarely check this forum anymore, I think the last time I was on, I commented this thread. Email is abren90@gmail.com
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Re: fiberglass camaro targa top styled hatch
hey man new on here, if you still have the notch drop me a line. have friends in md who can facilitate a exchange
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