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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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Any 3rd gen "fake" rag top pics around?

Any rag top pics around? I search but just find convertibles.
I wonder how a 3rd gen looks with a fabric or vinyl rag top.

If done right it should look nice and give some different textures to the car. But done wrong [ black velvet with gold trim] it could be a nightmare hoop-ti special.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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i can't even picture it looking good unless someone made a hard top that followed the same roofline as a vert has, otherwise i think the hatch, even if converted to the flat hatch, would screw up the whole look. just my .02
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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tacky in my opinion......but then again its just an opinion. something you see south of 8 mile quite often in these parts.

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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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here is another for you, it's been done numberous times. the fad really went out with the mid 90's though thankfully.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:20 PM
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yeah

they are ugly there is a white one running around here with a dark red top
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:54 PM
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tacky in my opinion......but then again its just an opinion. something you see south of 8 mile quite often in these parts.

does anyone know what rims these are?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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what about a white vinal top on a black car???
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:44 PM
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all ya need to go with those cars it a taco and come hat dancing music eh? lol
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 07:15 PM
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all ya need to go with those cars it a taco and come hat dancing music eh? lol
Those two examples are not the best. They would be the example of what not to do.

I think a white top would look nice. They use to paint the tops of cars different colors to break it up.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 12:37 AM
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I have seen one thirdgen with a rag top. Looked totally ghetto. :nono:
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 01:45 AM
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those two cars are some of the nicest examples i bet you'll ever find. i'm sure you may not like the color scheme but i doubt expenses were spared and even if they were it still looks terrible in my book. however it is different and unique which i'm all for. if you want to do it.........go for it. for me it ruins both of those cars though.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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however it is different and unique which i'm all for. if you want to do it.........go for it. for me it ruins both of those cars though.

I'd have to agree on both parts. I have a hard time criticising anyone for their efforts, but it just doesn't work well with the car considering it's only a "cosmedic" addition. LowCamaro installed a sliding ragtop that looks a little funky, but has a function that's usable. LowCamaro's car is tricked out in other ways too so it's not too far out of place; I do like the car.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 06:59 PM
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I don't even think it looked good in the 70s and the hatch certainately makes the fake vert top look even more fake.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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I don't even think it looked good in the 70s and the hatch certainately makes the fake vert top look even more fake.
I don't consider it a fake vert top. I would not make it like that with the ripples n crap. Just a normal vinal top you find on most cars.

Soory about that but no fake vert tops for me.
Just thinking about a smooth vinal covering for more texture.

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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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I almost bought a 2nd gen once that was blue with a white vinyl top and interior. It was only $300 with a rebuilt motor and I was broke driving a pinto with a rear main leak.

[But if not for that leaking pinto I would not of been able to trade up to a 68 ford galaxy and then trade for a 9.5 sec kaw tripple drag bike. It was worth the $185 ]

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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 12:55 PM
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i thought this was cool
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Why do they all have gold on them??? GOld all over a car is trashy.
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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i like the back though that would be cool on like a old monte
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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ew, why even do such a thing....
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 11:07 PM
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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ew, why even do such a thing....
Well I seen a 2nd gen blue with a white vinyl top and it looked nice.
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 10:39 PM
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Why do they all have gold on them??? GOld all over a car is trashy.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 01:02 AM
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WOW! I have the pic of the blue one on my wall and never even noticed the black on it.
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
here is another for you, it's been done numberous times. the fad really went out with the mid 90's though thankfully.

I remember where i have seen that car its on hydralics and it has a one piece front end that suicides. I think it belongs to someone from outcast
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 09:48 AM
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i think its that same one
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lol.....where did you find that pic?

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he should be shot......repetedly
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Originally posted by tpiroc
I'd have to agree on both parts. I have a hard time criticising anyone for their efforts, but it just doesn't work well with the car considering it's only a "cosmedic" addition. LowCamaro installed a sliding ragtop that looks a little funky, but has a function that's usable. LowCamaro's car is tricked out in other ways too so it's not too far out of place; I do like the car.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 06:54 AM
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thats Mad Tyt3, twro som3 Sp1nnahs on dat an it b Dop3

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im not too fond of the ragtop idea...
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