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Old 12-20-2006, 11:23 PM   #11
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Somethin I never really asked ya Jpack. Why T-top and not targa? I think targas are awesome because they are so rare. I guess structural integrity would have something to do with it too though.
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Old 12-21-2006, 03:24 AM   #12
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Looks nice, mang.
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Old 12-21-2006, 05:35 PM   #13
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Somethin I never really asked ya Jpack. Why T-top and not targa? I think targas are awesome because they are so rare. I guess structural integrity would have something to do with it too though.
The targa requires a ton of work. It requires a full cage as well. The thing is all 4th gen F bods are born t top cars. This was done to keep the costs down for production. This was confirmed by Scott Settlemier. I wanted to do my conversion without changing or weakining the car. I take my car to the track as well and to make it a targa and not flex too much at the track was a big factor for me. I do agree, the targa cars look great, but IMO you would be trashing the car.
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Tons of researching. Let's put it this way, every 4th generation F-body is born a t top car. The side rails above the doors are spot welded in. In fact you can order these through GM. Converting the car didn't weaken the car if that's what you think or have been told. Believe me when I tell you that a lot of thought and research went into the conversion. I have an engineering background so when I do somthing such as this, It was well planned out. I also added plate steel to help with any flex that may happen.
I was wondering how you did it. Pretty interesting! Shame they didn't do that back in the '70s! T-top cars were born hardtops!
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