i was wondering if nEone has ever pulled this off, i think it would be a neat idea, i was wondering if nEone has pics of a targa top on a j-body. And what u guys would think about it? If it would look good or bad.
if u have pics plz post them.
thanks.
I had pics of one on my old computer. they got lost in the transfer.
However it just didnt quite look right IMO.
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That, and you have to think about the fact our cars are unibody cars, and the roof is a major structural part of the car. Your car would practically break in half in an accident.
i had that same idea last summer, i think it would be cool. not a daily driver car, but would look sweet. i would love to see pics of one
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i think it would look sweet, i seen it on my buddy's buddy prelude last week.. and it looked SICK from every view, but his stood out a LiL but more it was all made outta carbon fiber
if some1 can find a pic or photoshop a pic that would be perfect.
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Meckster wrote:That, and you have to think about the fact our cars are unibody cars, and the roof is a major structural part of the car. Your car would practically break in half in an accident.
i dont plan and crashing my car nEtime soon. but i know what u are saying about it. my whole frame would just be weak, i might renforce the rest of the frame after.
Meckster wrote:That, and you have to think about the fact our cars are unibody cars, and the roof is a major structural part of the car. Your car would practically break in half in an accident.
Im confused...how is this any different that a convertable?
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Correct me someone if I'm wrong, but I beleive the doors on a vert are made stronger to make up for the strength lost in the roof..I think It would look pretty nice if it's a quality job..be a fun car to have..def. get some funny looks.
ruen wrote:Im confused...how is this any different that a convertable?
The doors, and I believe the chassis too, are both reinforced on the convertibles.
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This always come up, and no one ever does it. I say if you want to do it then start with a convertable, and build a roof for it, that way you ahve the structural support you need
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Yea thatd be cool if you did do that. People have did it on fieros b4 and same as unibodys which i guess it is the roof is one of the main structural pieces of the car. I Like someone said you should start with a convertable and add the coupe pieces onto it Maybe you could use the top off of a del sol
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ewww i think that cavi looked fugly with that "targa top"
convertables are built differently, the chassis is reinfored and if u look almost every convertable ways more than the "normal" car w/ a roof
it would also be a huge parachute...same concept as driving a truck on a roadtrip with the tail gate up....
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Julian Villarreal wrote:ewww i think that cavi looked fugly with that "targa top"
anyone realize too that that user over at clubcav is ripoff rick of racecreations. i wonder if he stole those pics too. and in my opinion whoever did that "targa" top half assed the whole thing.
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I hold with taking a convertible and making a top for it. I was thinking along the lines of a Thunderbird kinda top where you could remove the hardtop/traga/t-top and put the conv. back up. But I'm not going to do that anytime soon so if anyone else wants to, go ahead.
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so who wants to give me a free j to do this too
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well about it being a big parachute. you could always make some sory of vents in the rear window. and Get reverse vents on your side windows. Or make it so the widow comes off or something,... just some thoughts
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there was a guy that did this to a fire that did this a while back. it looked good i think. but this has been like 2-3 years ago on here so i dont think the pics are still on here.
oh i found it go here i hope he doesnt mind me posting for his reg.
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trevorland, thats link u have up to rick on that car was mine...
i gave it to rick and back in oct.and he said he was going to complete it...
its not that hard to do a custom targa or t-top at all... as long as u have another spare roof,if u have a sunroof like i did and a welder ur set....of cousre also have the common knowledge to be able to support it an make sure it doesnt leak........i just didnt have the time to finish it but have a few pics of the car with the targa top if any wants to post it here to look at,cause i cant seem to post it...all email it to who ever wants to put it up
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blunts&hoes wrote:... as long as u have another spare roof,if u have a sunroof like i did and a welder ur set....
I know the sunroof has added support around it, but do you know where? would it be possible to have one part of the roof cut off at the door pillar? Also, does anyone know where the car is reinforced in both a convertable and sunroof versioin? Or how about any custom shops that would do it?
I've done a little more searching and managed to find a Targa kit for a mustang here
http://www.mustangtuning.com/targamustang.html
Has anyone had any luck with finding other kits or heck, any information at all other then whats already here?
i was wondering if you were to install a roll cage like the ones that have a bar the goes kinda diagonal where your doors is ( hope that made sence) would that make up for the loss in strength?
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to make it look good though you would have to do something about the door, cause we have that metal bar around the window. So you would have to rework that. If I can find a cheap car I might practice on that first. But like above, you would also have to add support to the door as well. Anyone on here with a picture of the inside of a convertable cavi door (with the inside panel removed) and a pic of the inside of a non convertable? I've asked around my work, and there are a couple people down here in the ER and one of the docs said he knew someone in widsor that did something like that, and then there was a tech who knew someone who had a t top put into a camero. How much different is the cameros body compared to ours? I already have some design ideas that would be pretty cool for the roof that would also at added support, as well as be compact. I can get some sketches done, but I just need some door pics first, along with other places the car is supported on the convertable. I think i'm gonna be needing to head to a dealership this weekend and find some of this info out. maybe a nice lil yard too do some work as well.
