ok well first off has anyone in here done a t top conversion if so any feed back or regrets would help alot. im thinkin about doin one on my car........im pretty well rounded with things ive done cams, heads, ignition systems and stuff, rear ends, clutches but i dunno if i should tackle this type of thing. Ive put way too much time and money in my car to get rid of it and start over so can anyone help me thanx

 

Don't forget about the different forums. This is the LT1 ENGINE Tech forum I'll move this over to the Appearance Forum where there is the most talk about t-top conversions

 

yep I did it...
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/514505/4

pics from mine, and if you look under the pic of the t-tops on my floor there are a few links to other people's conversions.

 

i want to do a t top conversion but i dont want to take the risk

 

I did it to but have yet to post pics...maybe that'll give me something to do tonight.

 

I did it. It is in no doubt a lot of work but you can do it. Nothing extremely hard. I wish i had an electric sawzall instead of a pneumatic one. Also, get a pneumatic die grinder with a big cutting disc and you will be flying. It took me a few days to get it all fitted and i don't have my interior done yet but eveyrone who has rode in it thinks it is the coolest thing ever. I still have to paint and get it 100% leak proof, but i am close.

 

Just completed it. No big deal once you get past the fear of cutting the roof off. Here are a couple of pics......

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...4/100_0499.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...4/100_0477.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...4/100_0484.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...4/100_0483.jpg

 

ITs not as hard as it looks but it is a bit of work.

As for the cutting I used a circular saw with a metal blade and a dremel. I had a sawzaw but didn't use it.

 

dose anyone know how much it would cost to have a car shop do a t top conversion

 

I doubt you will find a place to do it. It is too labor intensive, too time consuming, and takes many days of fine tuning. My mom asked around a little bit before I did it because she doubts my ability. Body shop said its too much of a liability, dealership said im crazy, custom shop said they could do it but its gonna cost more than i paid for the car

 

I'd do it for cheap, prob. about 1000. Some "custom" car shops arent what all they crack up to be!

 

That and the fact that most shops don't realize how "easy" it is to do.... Most think they will have to cut the roof off a t-top car and weld it back on to your car, is the only way it would work.

They don't realize the stuff is all there to do it. If a body shop had actually done one, they would probably do it for like $1k-$2k + parts.

 

usredzcamaro - It's not hard. Do a search in the apprearance section for T-Tops Conversion. You'll find more information than you can shake a stick at. I'd do mine myself, I just don't have the time. I'm getting a friend on here to do it for me since he's done quite a few already.

Talk to fellow board member red blur, he can do it for a good price. He lives in north Dallas, so he's not far from you. I'm about to have him do mine. I believe he's asking $300 for the labor, if you bring your own parts.

That's probably because that is the way to do it for a 3rd gen F-Body. Even though the oldest 4th gen is 12 years old now, they are still relatively new to body shops. I printed out the instructions with pictures a year back and showed it to a buddy who worked at a shop and he said it looked easy, but they would want some cash for it.