anyone do a top conversion??
02-21-2003, 06:18 PM
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anyone do a top conversion??
Has anyone ever done a T top conversion from a hard top car?...ive seen it done on 4th gens, and i peaked under my headliner, and it appeared to have the framework already there (ie. already looked like a t top car, just with the roof skin on top) for t tops, seems all i have to do is cut the top skin off the car, and buy the t tops and mounting stuff (junkyard) ...so any advice on this?
02-21-2003, 09:28 PM
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Car: 85 Camaro SC
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Transmission: 700r4
4th gens are easy to convert to t'tops. They have eyerything there except the ttop hardware an you need to take off the top panel and cut the 2 window sides.
Now on a 3rd gen you cant just cut the roof, you need to cut off you entire roof at the a pillar and b pillars. Then find a wrecked or striped out t'top car and cut the roof off in the same place as you did on your car. Its a hard job to do but if you dont have any fabrication skills or a shop that can do the conversion for you. If not then your better off getting a ttop car and selling you hardtop.
I wish GM would have made our tops like the 4th gens, Pop off a panel, get out a saws all, and t top hard ware,weatherstripping and install and your done.
On www.cz28.com there are few members who have done that to their 4th gens, one guy had a very detailed website with great pics.
Now on a 3rd gen you cant just cut the roof, you need to cut off you entire roof at the a pillar and b pillars. Then find a wrecked or striped out t'top car and cut the roof off in the same place as you did on your car. Its a hard job to do but if you dont have any fabrication skills or a shop that can do the conversion for you. If not then your better off getting a ttop car and selling you hardtop.
I wish GM would have made our tops like the 4th gens, Pop off a panel, get out a saws all, and t top hard ware,weatherstripping and install and your done.
On www.cz28.com there are few members who have done that to their 4th gens, one guy had a very detailed website with great pics.
02-22-2003, 11:39 AM
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http://www.markscustomkits.com/T-top_Conversion.html
Probably cheaper to find a T-top car, unless you LOVE the hardtop car you already have.
Probably cheaper to find a T-top car, unless you LOVE the hardtop car you already have.
02-28-2003, 01:09 PM
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Car: 1989 White Trans-AM
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Transmission: Crappy Needs Improvment.
i never had a problem all the thirdgen's that i've bought came with tops but the problem is they all LEAK!!! it sucks i still need to know how to make a quick cheap fix on this subject.
02-28-2003, 01:25 PM
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there is no quick cheap fix , quick cheap fix will get you cheap looking results and the same amount of water getting in.
fix it once and do it right , get new weather stripping.
fix it once and do it right , get new weather stripping.
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