here's what she looks like as of yesterday

i'm going to be calling a different shop tomorrow b/c the guy who "ordered" my new top hasn't called in about 3 weeks...i'm sick of waiting around, my new top/weatherstripping/tint WILL be on my car by christmas

 

thats a sweet looking clean ride you got there one day i hope my vert looks that good

 

I love your rims man!
I have the same ones!
17X9.5s!

 

almost the same...

mine are actually 17x9. but like a 1/2 inch really matters right?

 

your leather get frostbit with that top down ???????
it was like 20 degrees in Springfield IL 2 days ago. It wasn't that much warmer in Rolla was it ????

 

that was at my house in St Charles, on saturday afternoon. it was about 55 degrees outside...believe me i didn't drive it with the top down, just had to snap a few pics

 

St. Charles, Ill? That's where my blue '87 vert came from!

 

its always convertible temp in florida

unless theres another damn hurricane streaking across the state........

 

St Charles, Missouri...i didn't know there was a St Charles in IL

my car was bought in IL, by a nephew of the owner of Anheiser Busch. treated it like CRAP, i got it and it had Betty Boop floor mats, the paint was trashed, the seats were ripped...the best part was the mileage @ 32,xxx

 

Yeah, bought it from a thirdgen user - his brother owned the car since new. I bought it sight unseen and had it shipped back from St. Charles, Il. Needed lots of stuff, but with a starter, battery, alternator, tune up and removal of the alarm system, it runs and drives. I've got the car running very well, and addressed all but a couple of small issues.

Will need paint in the spring. Had 89,000 miles and the original seats were included and mint, because the car had Recaro's in it...

Funny about the floor mats - I hate stuff like that, Jeg's and Summit stickers, etc. Sorry to those of you who have them, but I just think it makes it look like a high school kids car. I should probably quit while I'm ahead!

 

Hey, I'll start where you left off.....
Don't forget everyone's favorite sticker to slap on a car.......

 

mine didn't have one of those, but it did however have a Chevrolet new car lot dealership decal on the spoiler

that was the first thing i fixed haha...then it was the interior, then the floor mats, then the paint, and now wheels and new top....it's all a process

 

911rsq, I have seen more Edelbrock stickers that I have Edelbrock products on cars, with the exception of many cars on this site, which actually seem to have in them the stuff that the stickers claim!

BlueZee28, yes, it's a process for sure. Everytime I remove a bolt or screw from my car for any purpose, I find myself taking a wire wheel to it to get it shiny again, I even replaced the stalk on that does the wipers and cruise because the white letters were worn off... it will be very nice when I'm done!

I hate those 'ads' that dealers put on with paint. I remember in Boston when I was a kid they used to drill HOLES in the trunk and install a chrome emblem with the dealer name! Such BS!

In California it's illegal to put those markings on a car - all they can do is give you their license plate frame....

 

haha that's nice! mine was just a plastic stick on luckily...




UPDATE:
i've been shipped the wrong top...topsonline.com sent me a plastic window, which i ordered one with a glass window, so it's gonna be even longer this had BETTER look like sex on wheels when it's done or i'm gonna be one mad motha effa

 

doood....that sux....
I've been reading your other posts about waiting on this top. Let us know when u get the right one in and post up some pics....

 

for sure...

i'm gonna call tomorrow and see if it's in yet. i'm hoping for the best, but in all reality, i'm gonna ready myself for a let-down. at least it'll be on by christmas

 

Christmas gifts are always good. At least winter is upon us and this isn't cutting into your driving of the car......

 

speaking of which. i may have something else to drive in the winter....(i have been driving the Z in winter in the past)

the Iroc we bought, as soon as it's titled and liscensed i think i'm gonna drive that till spring then switch back to the Z so we can paint and work on the Iroc...we'll see how it works out

 

u got pics of the ROC ?

 

here ya go...it needs alot of work, but it'll be done by the end of summer.

 

I really love watching people bring IROC's back to life - that's probably why I have so much fun with my 'vert... good job on choosing the coupe for a 2nd car!

 

thanks!

what happened was this guy that just moved in right up the street from me on new years eve, he is REALLY good at working on cars and stuff...and he knows a guy who just bought a house that was, well, a lil' out of his price range, and he needed money to make a monthly payment so he had to get rid of his Iroc. so the guy up the street bought it, and put some money into shocks, struts, hood shocks, intake, fuel pump, etc. which was good b/c those are things i wouldn't want to have to hassle with if i bought a car. but anyways, he bought the car for i think $500.00 and he just wanted what he put into it so he sold it to my dad for $1,300.

and yea it's cool that it's a coupe, although a t top car would had been nice. it's not gonna be mine anyways, after we're done fixing it up, my sister gets it when she turns 16... my dad says i already have a nice enough car, and he'd rather her drive a Camaro that we fixed up than buy her a used beetle or something... which i can understand b/c a newer car would cost a bit more.

 

I hope your sis takes good care of it when she gets it.....

 

good job on the new car.. im about to order my top through tops online as well. I hope i dont have the hassle that your experiencing. I am also going to order the glass stay fast top. the biggest thing that depresses me is the cost of the weather stripping. ***, its so bloody expensive. Is there ANYWHERE that sells it cheaper than what Hawks, or FBODY MOTORSPORTS does? I cant find it cheaper anywhere. I heard that SoffSeal is reproducing it now, but i havent seen it anywhere.

Oh Yea, My Father-In-Law lives in St. Charles..and my wife graduated from Francess Howell IIRC..

-steve

 

we all do...

 

yea call them and tell them to make sure they get the right top lol. the glass window looks like it's gonna be real nice, it's makin' me real eager to see it on my car tinted...

and yes the weatherstripping is FREAKING EXPENSIVE. $100+ for one part...

for some reason i have had problems finding the passenger side window stripping, i have the driver side ordered, but i can't find passenger side....it's pissing me off

 

Well I hope that somebody reproduces the weather stripping, since I really need the passenger side top of window seal as well. I have been looking for about a year now and have not came up with anything.

 

if/when i find it i'll make sure i post it up here

i got the guy who's putting the top on for me looking for the stripping as well, so maybe the extra effort will pay off

 

I just talked to bruce from Hawks Thirdgen Parts and he told me that he is having all of the convertible weatherstripping reproduced. I gave him my cell phone number to let me know the second he has them available. He said to look for them around january ish.

 

that's the best news i've heard in a long time. way to go!

 

looks like i may try to hold of on that new top a lil while longer, or rather putting it on until i get all the weather stripping

-steve

 

the new top is on, and it looks AWESOME, i'll get pics asap. BUT, i dont have any good weatherstripping LOL. i need to find a kit for convertibles real soon, cuz i'm using the old stuff and it's really crappy...if anyone finds anything let me know!