Looking for the impossible?
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Looking for the impossible?
My dad and mom have a 1988 z28 convertible and they are not getting any younger. They sometimes struggle getting the top up and down on their car.
Does anyone know of a way or a company that has put a power operated top on this generation of Camaro?
Thanks for your input!
Does anyone know of a way or a company that has put a power operated top on this generation of Camaro?
Thanks for your input!
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From: Melbourne Australia but from South Carolina
Car: 1991 Trans Am convertible
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: Auto
Re: Looking for the impossible?
No. You are just going to have to help them out with it.
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Re: Looking for the impossible?
It sounds like something may be broken, The top should almost fold down with one hand once the tonneau is raised. Mine is pretty balanced, Lon might know what it could be, I know there are cables and stuff in the top...
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Re: Looking for the impossible?
Operating nice and smooth I just think they would like to operate from inside the car like I am able to do with my 99 Camaro. Was wondering if it was optioned that way on some rigs or if there was someone who could stick in a motor and a button with a couple fabricated parts and make it so for them.
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From: Il
Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: Looking for the impossible?
With the way the top and tonneau operate, you would have to do a LOT or reenginering to make that work like a 4th gen.
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Re: Looking for the impossible?
I just do not believe there is the room for a power top in a 3rd gen... PLUS it would have added weight to the car, and at this point it was already so heavy they had to put restrictions on the engines they installed... If it was not a problem of the EPA I bet there would be tones of 350 convertibles out there...
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From: Hacienda Heights, CA
Car: 90 RS 'Vert, 88 IROC-Z, 88 Firebird
Engine: 305 ci tbi, 305 ci tpi, 350 ci tpi
Transmission: WC-T5, WC-T5, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.27, 3.27
Re: Looking for the impossible?
I think I have your solution. Trade your '99 to your parents for their '88. Problem solved.
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