T-TOP'in your stang

[cervinistang]

Has anyone ever got a shop to put in a t-top for them? where? and How much do you think it would cost?

thankyas!

 

[tx2000gt]

Way too much money to even consider doing it.

 

[Darkwriter77]

That would involve grafting on an entire roof section from a donor car ... which would just be absurd, as far as labor and total cost goes, not to mention that it probably won't line up for squat, may not be as scructurally sound in the end, and probably DE-values the car (mostly going to devalue the poor T-top Fox you hacked up to get the roof section from, in the first place).

DON'T DOOO EEEET!

 

[bvav22]

my buddy did it to his 98 camaro......




he ended up selling it 2 months later.....




guess why

 

[carbed87]

i give up, why

 

[grey5.0beast]

probably leaked like hell.

It can be done though custom,without even adonor car. I know of classic stangs that have been converted to verts, so its completely feasible

 

[fivespeedsteed]

fell off?

 

[wythors]

my buddy did it to his 98 camaro......




he ended up selling it 2 months later.....




guess why

The wind messed up his mullett?

 

[bgiles]

The wind messed up his mullett?

 

[Ozz]

I know a few places around here that have done t-top or sunroof installs into full-roofed cars with no problems. I guess it's all in who does the work, as with anything.

 

[Boss 351]

Get Foose to do it... If he can get a team to convert a 4 door 57 Chevy into a 2 door 'vert... I don't think a T-top swap would be very hard for them Otherwise... buy a T-top fox - it would be cheaper.

Installing an aftermarket sunroof would be easy though...

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

That would be a project and a half, but it could be done, anything can be done with know how and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Metalcop]

All of the 'original' t-top cars started life as hatchbacks and coupes. The work was contracted out to Cars and Concepts (?) in Michigan. Same with the foxbody verts. So the idea of doing one aftermarket isn't that much of a stretch... I would never do it, however.

 

[hsean]

i thought of doing this myself in a friends bodyshop but instead decided against it. it can be done and if you live in michigan and you want this done send me an e-mail and will steer you in the right direction.in the end i bought an 88 t-top major project and i'm going to use the 87 clean roller for parts.

 

[DMAN302]

Carbed89notch did it wonderfully, he also somehow managed to marry a 2003 cobra hood with a stock steel hood!!! To date he has yet to name the price for that pc, and trust me my offers were generous....it's that good.

 

[2000xp8]

I've seen progress pics of it done, from someone i know.
IMO, you'd be better off selling your car and buying a t top.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

All t-top cars were from the factory full roof cars, they were all sent out to places that do convertable swaps. I've seen the inards of a t-top car and the t-top structure is riveted into place. As a body man it wouldnt be hard for me to do with the right amount of time put into it, but at that point I may just fab a targa top up. Converting to t-tops is definately possible with a donor car, depends if you want to spend the time of doing it.