so i was looking at the 4gen stuff for the 93 z i have and seen this how could would this be for a 3 gen can it be done even in fiber glass.

http://6litereaterdesigns.com/store/...roducts_id=227

 

I would think this would be an easy mod. Take your t-top car, cut out the middle roof piece, put a one-piece weather strip all the way around. Measure your opening, and make a frame to fit there. Cover the frame with the fabric of your choice or lay your own carbon fiber. Congrats, you have a targa top! :-)

That said, I've never done this, nor do I have a t-top car...... but in my brain it looks like a theoretically easy mod to do. If I had t-tops, I would do this in a heartbeat! I think targa tops look rad. I saw a pic of a third gen conversion like this, and it looked really good. I don't remember if it was photoshopped because the owner was thinking about it, or if it had actually been done.

 

removing the center t-top bar in the roof would drastically reduce the integrity and strength of the roof. The windshield wasn't designed to take all of that weight in the event of a rollover so it seems rather unsafe unless it has some strong braces in it. But at that point there is no real weight savings anymore?

just my two cents.

 

Do the 4th gens not have a center "T"? I don't think this eliminates the center "T" section that is needed for support. I truly have never looked since my 4th gen is a vert....

 

it has been done . the old T.V. series Simon & Simon had one . there were a few people that have talked about doing it . i don't know if any really did it .

 

Yes, I knew about the Simon & Simon Targa but is this top for a top with no center channel?

 

my thinking is it would go up and over the ttop bar


i just looked at pix

http://6litereaterdesigns.com/forum/...9.msg31509#new

? about the ttops stock ones did thay use shims?

 

if it had a center channel/support it would not be a real "targa" top . a real targa top is open fully across the car . (damn i miss my 89 "T" top car) anyway i would love to see any recent "targa" jobs .

 

This is true.... The structure of that Simon & Simon car HAD to have something added to the frame someplace or else it has probably folded in half by now. As small as that center section is it does a LOT for structure. Targa would be cool but also getting a lot closer to a junk yard car one day by doing so.

 

If you use the Search feature here on TGO, you will find that it has been talked about a lot & even done a few times (to a 3rd gen).