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Old Jan 13, 2002 | 10:38 PM
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From: ftl, laud. florida america
cut your own t tops

has any one tried to cut there own t tops out of a hard top
i have 2 camaros a 90 and 88 iroc hard tops i would like to
have 1 t top or better a convert.
THANKS ROB
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Old Jan 13, 2002 | 11:04 PM
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
It would be easier to just cut the top off a t-top donor car and weld it into your car. I've considered converting my t-top car into a hardtop by doing that. 2 front and rear pillers. As long as all the measurments are good, there shouldn't be a problem.

If you strip out the headliner of a t-top car, you'll see that's not just a cutout of the roof. Structural bracing is around the t-tops.
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Old Jan 18, 2002 | 03:00 PM
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There might be one problem- if your car (or the donor car) has a tweaked roof due to stress. Then you'd have a fun time aligning the weld job! Also be sure to grab the donor car's extra "latches" on the doors, about 5 or 6 inches above the regular door latch.
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Old Jan 19, 2002 | 03:05 PM
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sun roof

I was watching trucks on tv today and i saw them cut the top out of a truck and install a sun roof, do you think that it would be possible to do that with my car, and about how much would it cost? thanks, i thought about putting a t-top in but i dont want to anymore, just a sunroof

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