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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Car: 1987 GTA
Engine: LT1
Transmission: T56
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Top swap

Getting ready to dump my C&C hacked roof and put the hardtop back on the car. I'm planning on cutting the donor top where the factory copper seam is on the b-pillar and on my GTA as well, but for the front, does anyone know if there is a factory seam that I can cut on? Or would I be better off just straightening up the cuts on the donor top, measure down from a straight line and cut there?

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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 06:34 AM
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Re: Top swap

So nobody has ever replaced a top on a third gen before?
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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Re: Top swap

There are no seams on the front pillars as there are on the rear. When we did my car I made a template the fit into the windshield frame, worked very well. Remember, measure 5 times cut once.
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