Are T-tops bad...

[supercrackerbox]

Hey now . . .

I pay no claim to any manufacturer. I've owned vehicles from each of the Big 3, and each of them had a place in my heart. I've actually owned and driven about 20 cars in my life, and ten of them have been turbo Mopars. I had an '86 Daytona Turbo Z that I drove for 13 years, had a quarter million miles on it when I finally parted it out this summer. Car still ran like a champ, but the Nebraska winters finally took a toll on the body. The rust had gotten so bad it was literally unsafe to drive. Most reliable car I've ever owned. Crazy things happened when I was taking it apart though. I pulled the coil wire off, and the oil was leaking out. Tranny fluid came out looking like silver paint. And the battery that I gave to my neighbor, which had never once given me a hint of trouble, refused to take a charge once it went in his car. That car ran on sheer will power, I swear to it.

Second in line for best cars I ever had was my '79 Malibu Classic. I learned to wrench on that car. Set of shocks, a fuel pump, a starter, and a set of brakes, and that car went through hell and back and never missed a tick. That was the car that got me into G-bodies in the first place, along side my best friend's '87 SS Aerocoupe. I was actually looking for a '78-'79 Malibu coupe when I found my old '78 Regal Sport Coupe. And that's the car that turned me onto Buicks.

 

[Renthorin]

I miss my 89 Turbo Daytona :-(

For what I do with my TR the little body flex from the T-tops doesn't bother me at all.

If I raced it seriously it would have to be caged anyway in which case the solid roof/t-tops issue is no more.

 

[TURBOPOWERED68]

i love t-tops i wish i could add them to my car.

 

[FlintBuick4Life]

Hey now . . .

I pay no claim to any manufacturer. I've owned vehicles from each of the Big 3, and each of them had a place in my heart. I've actually owned and driven about 20 cars in my life, and ten of them have been turbo Mopars. I had an '86 Daytona Turbo Z that I drove for 13 years, had a quarter million miles on it when I finally parted it out this summer. Car still ran like a champ, but the Nebraska winters finally took a toll on the body. The rust had gotten so bad it was literally unsafe to drive. Most reliable car I've ever owned. Crazy things happened when I was taking it apart though. I pulled the coil wire off, and the oil was leaking out. Tranny fluid came out looking like silver paint. And the battery that I gave to my neighbor, which had never once given me a hint of trouble, refused to take a charge once it went in his car. That car ran on sheer will power, I swear to it.

Second in line for best cars I ever had was my '79 Malibu Classic. I learned to wrench on that car. Set of shocks, a fuel pump, a starter, and a set of brakes, and that car went through hell and back and never missed a tick. That was the car that got me into G-bodies in the first place, along side my best friend's '87 SS Aerocoupe. I was actually looking for a '78-'79 Malibu coupe when I found my old '78 Regal Sport Coupe. And that's the car that turned me onto Buicks.

My uncle had a Shelby Charger too, I liked it because it was all black with the levers on the back window, light weight and Turbocharged... hauled ass too:biggrin:

 

[Pat83t]

When it comes time for you to add maplights, you can either do like everyone else does and add the F-body/S10 rearview mirror with them built in, or you can try something different like this.

 

[charlief1]

LOL Pat you're a wealth of info. Please stay around.

 

[Pat83t]

:biggrin:No prob.

 

[Pat83t]

You should see my custom door lock knobs. LoL

 

[charlief1]

You should see my custom door lock knobs. LoL

I'm straight Pat. I don't want to see your knobs.:biggrin::tongue: LMAO

 

[Pat83t]

LOL, no I bought a pair of those 8 ball door lock knobs and unscrewed the 8 balls. Then took to of the Turbo 6 tire valve caps and screwed them on. Looked good.

 

[Pat83t]

See.

 

[WkillGS]

A popular mod on the later GN's is to add the two 'missing' body mounts behind the doors. That'll stiffen it up a little.

FWIW, the early 65-67 Skylark GS coupes and hardtops used the reinforced boxed convertible frame to stiffen things up. I would say boxing the frame on a t-top car would help.

 

[Renthorin]

ooohhh.....I forgot to add the bushing. Nice catch

I have the 'missing GNX bushings' or whatever they are called these days.

So to bring this thread full circle....

"No, T-tops are not bad."

 

[usetaboost]

These are the bars that are being referred to....They are the red ones...

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In addition to the rear seat braces offered by Kirbans. HTH ---Keith

Is that a CAT I see under there? Look out everybody, THE MAN'S snitch is in here

 

[83turbomon]

The biggest problem with the t-tops is the rust under them . At Gbody we have reproduction parts for them. We have a car in here now that has some pretty serious rust around the tops. GBodyParts.com Online. Other than that, I wish I had a t-top car myself

I LOVE your store:biggrin: Do you guys have any header panels for an 83 buick regal? And in your opinon would the 86-87 dams look good or bolt onto and 83 t-type?

 

[DailyDrifter]

We do have 83 header panels. I'm not sure how how the 86 airdams would look, but it probably wouldn't look to bad.

 

[charlief1]

I suggested one off an 84-85 so he'd have full coverage on the front.

 

[usetaboost]

I LOVE your store:biggrin: Do you guys have any header panels for an 83 buick regal? And in your opinon would the 86-87 dams look good or bolt onto and 83 t-type?

i got a 83 header panel and ttype grille if you need one

 

[charlief1]

i got a 83 header panel and ttype grille if you need one

Jesse's a lot closer to you kid so the shipping wouldn't be near as bad. I would consider it very seriously.:smile:

 

[usetaboost]

Yes shipping would be much cheaper. I wish I didn't throw away all my big boxes-oh well