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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 11:05 AM
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Who would be willing to help with a t-top install???

Of course their would be cash for ya. Just curious. Im too scared to go it by my lonesome.

Preferably want someone who has done it before. Or knows a little about it.

Im looking to do it right after Christmas. Thanks!
Old Nov 4, 2002 | 01:18 PM
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I'll help ya. I haven't done it ..... yet. I'v ebeen wanting to do mine for the longest time. Ive read a few install guides on the net with some good pcitures. Let me know.

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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 01:28 PM
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Cool cool

Ya ive been reading them as well. But i guess im just a panzy when it comes to cutting the roof off the car

Maybe we'll end up doing them about the same time. Either way if you do yours first. I dont mind lending a hand just so i can learn a little. Or vice versa. In fact if you do it first i beg that you let me come

I think i have the job there as well. Except one of my dates of employment is off when they called to confirm. My dates where correct but seems the people i was working for, their CPA was taking them for a few years. So their records are screwed up.

Other than that i am almost positive i have the job. Which will be cool. The atmosphere there is alot like Citibank which i like.
Old Nov 4, 2002 | 05:13 PM
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That's cool about the job. It really is a fun place to work. Sometimes it gets busy, others it is really laid back. I'm getting my bonus in a little over a month and am planning on doing heads/cam then, so the T-Tops would be next on my list. My thinking was the same as yours though, getting some experience. Whenever you do it, let me know, I'm there.

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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 09:04 AM
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Well then

So i guess we are both looking for practice before we cut into the cars.

Im gonna being doing heads/cam etc first then after. Im going to find a wrecked car with black leather and t-tops and part it out.

So i guess whoever gets there first will have the guinea pig car

Also i have all the tools necessary. dremel, sawzall etc... Do you have a place to work on them?(is that too forward of me?). I was just figuring we might end up doing them about the same time anyways if so we could just do em both same time.
Old Nov 5, 2002 | 12:09 PM
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I wanna watch!!!
Old Nov 5, 2002 | 12:37 PM
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Alright KC, you can watch while we cut the roof off your T/A.

Seriously if you wanna come watch or help. Ill let you know before hand and ill pick you up and take you or meet you in San Marcos or something.
Old Nov 5, 2002 | 02:11 PM
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i wish you would do yours earlier im gonna do mine sometime next week. i got the parts off a wrecked camaro. the t-tops were in good shape. my dad's friend owns a salvage yard so he was all well....give me 150 and take what you want. so im gonna look at my friends and go from there. ill try to take pics and possibly a video cause another member from here was gonna do a video too. well good luck with yours
Old Nov 5, 2002 | 02:17 PM
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Heh i might be emailing you after Christmas. Im gonna need a donor car.
Old Nov 11, 2002 | 09:08 PM
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Have ya'll considered cutting the entire top off the donor car and putting it on your car? Maybe you could pay a body shop to do that kind of install. I checked some of my towns local body shops about cutting out t-tops and they just laughed.

Mark

I miss my t-tops, I had in my 95 firebird.
Old Nov 11, 2002 | 09:15 PM
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Many guys have done it. Its not hard. 1 days work if you have everything you need to do it. It cost my friend about $500 in parts. saw, a-pillar, headliner, weather stripping, and teh t-tops themselves.

http://community.webshots.com/user/v6blur

He shows some pics of how he did it. He will do anything for money too.
Old Nov 12, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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i know a guy in sa who did it took him

2 days...of course he did it on and off while he worked at his real job
Old Nov 13, 2002 | 08:36 AM
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Who in San Antonio did this? How long ago did they do it? Did it turn out allright?
Old Nov 13, 2002 | 03:46 PM
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The guy in Dallas had his turn out perfect. If he didn't tell you he made them himself, you wouldn't be able to tell. Seriously.
Old Nov 14, 2002 | 11:08 AM
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Mine came out great too. Shoot me some emails when you're ready to do it & I'll talk ya through it. Only took 1 1/2 days for mine.
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