Rafs-T-Type
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I'm wondering weather to fix the rusty t-tops or just chop that sucker out and and go with a hardtop. What kind of parts would I need if I did this?
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SignUp Now!Thanks, that would be great. How much stuff did you have to get for the conversion i.e. headliner, trim pieces, weather stripping and what-not?get a GOOD used hardtop roof.. Measure 3 times an cut once .. Pretty easy thing to do.. Ill see if I can find some old pics I had.
needed parts
roof
a and b pillar trim along with the roof trim
weather strip (for above)
visors
front headliner and side head liner trim
headliner
upper side plastic panels around rear side windows
inside the car a and b pillar trim
this all that i can think of.
i have parted out about 30 t top g bodies in the last 10 years and all had rotted roofs. people call me from all over the country with the same problem. sell off the t top specific parts to help reduce the cost of the swap and dont look back
Have you seen the GN aero (sp) coupe? It started out as a T top car and got changed to a hard top, and now has the aero (sp) coupe back on it. Very nice job of fabbing and it's one of a kind.
Keep on mind on the A-pillars the t-top is skinier then the Hard top units. They need to be cut down low in the front. The A-pillar trim will not fit corecttly if you don't. You should be able to sell a lot of your t-top parts off to help recover the $. You don't need the visors just the visor swivels are different.
What would you want for something like that?I have a good t top roof off of a monte ss if you need its cut below the doors and into the rear part of the roof.....I was gonna fix my na regal but ended up parting it and buying a t top turbo limited roller instead.....
Pics of my rot - http://imgur.com/a/7kNGB
It's scary when you are saying that! It makes me wonder what else is hiding in the car. The frame and all that don't seem bad. There's some weird stuff going on in the door jam though.Thats one of the worse cases of roof rot I ever seen
Have you seen the GN aero (sp) coupe? It started out as a T top car and got changed to a hard top, and now has the aero (sp) coupe back on it. Very nice job of fabbing and it's one of a kind.