pop-up t-tops
11-02-2001, 02:36 PM
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pop-up t-tops
hey....i saw this pic of an iroc in a camaro 'history' book. the card had these t-tops that tilt up, like a sunroof. anyone know where it's possible to get these? they look amazing....
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11-02-2001, 03:11 PM
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Car: 89 Formula Firebird
Engine: 305 - Demon 525
Transmission: 700R4
try and do a search for pop up t-tops.
Is there anyway you can post a pic?
If not I find one and post it, I do tech support so all I do is surf the net all day.
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89 Formula Firebird
Red with T-tops
5.0 305 FI
Soon to be a 400sb.
Is there anyway you can post a pic?
If not I find one and post it, I do tech support so all I do is surf the net all day.
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89 Formula Firebird
Red with T-tops
5.0 305 FI
Soon to be a 400sb.
11-02-2001, 04:07 PM
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Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
I could have gotten you a set for like 20 bucks about a year ago.
They will NOT fit in a standard T-top opening. When these cars were produced sometimes Dealers would order the car without T-tops, and have an aftermarket company install the T-tops.
This is all fine and dandy, but the pop-up T-tops are about 2" shorter from front to back than standard T-tops, so usability on a factory T-top car is useless.
one T-top conversion I saw was made by C&C "Cars & Concepts" Now out of business, there now some Japanese company.
I found theose tops in a salvage yard, and wanted to see if they would work, I put them on my car in the parking lot, there was no way to get them to work without some major moification to either the tops or the car, or some sort of way to fill the gap.
Sorry.
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87 Formula 5.1 TPI Auto Modified (Yellow/Black)
87 Formula TPI (5 Speed) Yellow/Gray STOCK
14.8sec 1967 Buick Riviera
1990 Buick Riviera
83 Camaro
83 T/A
They will NOT fit in a standard T-top opening. When these cars were produced sometimes Dealers would order the car without T-tops, and have an aftermarket company install the T-tops.
This is all fine and dandy, but the pop-up T-tops are about 2" shorter from front to back than standard T-tops, so usability on a factory T-top car is useless.
one T-top conversion I saw was made by C&C "Cars & Concepts" Now out of business, there now some Japanese company.
I found theose tops in a salvage yard, and wanted to see if they would work, I put them on my car in the parking lot, there was no way to get them to work without some major moification to either the tops or the car, or some sort of way to fill the gap.
Sorry.
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G O D BLESS AMERICA
http://www.3rdgenformula.com
87 Formula 5.1 TPI Auto Modified (Yellow/Black)
87 Formula TPI (5 Speed) Yellow/Gray STOCK
14.8sec 1967 Buick Riviera
1990 Buick Riviera
83 Camaro
83 T/A
11-02-2001, 08:07 PM
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Car: 1987 Z28 Convertible
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 5-speed
The official name is Vented T-Tops. They could only be installed on non-t-top cars by authorized installers. They cost approximately $1100 at that time.
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Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
Former Paxton (6-psig) with 50-hp nitrous: 12.043 @ 112.86 mph.
ATI D1SC (10-psig): 12.056 @ 116.62 mph.
All stats are altitude corrected for 3,100 feet using NHRA's Altitude Correction Table.
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1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 Convertible -- Super Chevy Show Class Winner, 1998.
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Willie
Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
Former Paxton (6-psig) with 50-hp nitrous: 12.043 @ 112.86 mph.
ATI D1SC (10-psig): 12.056 @ 116.62 mph.
All stats are altitude corrected for 3,100 feet using NHRA's Altitude Correction Table.
http://willie.camaro-firebird.org/
1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 Convertible -- Super Chevy Show Class Winner, 1998.
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