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Targa top custom conversion

Discussion in 'Exterior' started by Sterling, Sep 28, 2007.

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  1. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    hey i got an idea of a targa top celica... 99.9% chance this will NEVER happen to my car, but heres the picture anyway

    yet another person used nemesis for an example lol

    [​IMG]

    and heres the link for the full sized pic

    http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p292 ... nuffed.jpg

    tell me what u think! i was thinking of the mr2/supra/nissan exa look

    reason? im not a big fan of most convertables (no offence to any1) but i think they look like a 40 yr old with no kids trying 2 have fun with his milf of a wife.

    LOL i think having a rear to ur non present roof is so sporty lol
     
    Sterling, Sep 28, 2007
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  2. 86GTMonkey

    86GTMonkey Well-Known Member

    Pretty awesome idea. It's completely possible to do that. Hell, the verts are just coupes with the roof hacked off.
     
    86GTMonkey, Sep 28, 2007
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  3. sp0oon

    sp0oon Well-Known Member

    I love targa tops.. I'd love to have one on my car since I don't even have a sun roof.
     
    sp0oon, Sep 28, 2007
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  4. Youds

    Youds Well-Known Member

    reminds me of the top gear when they chopped off a renault espasse...

    drove for a while then literally split in half hahaha
     
    Youds, Sep 28, 2007
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  5. CrazyAchmed

    CrazyAchmed Well-Known Member Donated!

    Could probably do it with the roof from a 87-90 Supra Targa for a donor car.
     
    CrazyAchmed, Sep 28, 2007
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  6. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    who knows anything about roof structure? if u were to put a bar in the middle of the targa going from the window to the rear roof.. would that be sturdy? or would u need pipes and bracing everywhere

    cuz i think this targa just looks fucking sick :p
     
    Sterling, Sep 28, 2007
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  7. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    hm...I think the car might fold in half on you lol
     
    rye, Sep 28, 2007
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  8. Letze

    Letze Well-Known Member

    we cut the roof off of a "cookout car" at the VT Car club and well... letting some one sit in the car made the car fold in on itself... you have to brace the frame or else utter failure...
     
    Letze, Sep 28, 2007
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  9. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    and what about pontiac style with a bar in the middle and renforement on the b pillar and floor crossmember

    [​IMG]
     
    Sterling, Sep 29, 2007
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  10. underscore

    underscore Well-Known Member

    youèll have to reinforce the front too or youèll just fold the windshield forward.

    my guess is youd need it to be caged really, really well.

    then again Ive seen an AW11 that was swapped from a hardtop to ttop and was fine
     
    underscore, Sep 29, 2007
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  11. CrazyAchmed

    CrazyAchmed Well-Known Member Donated!

    You'd need the roof structure or at least design from a Supra Targa. Then you could just create a mock copy of that and make the adjustments for the celica's body design, or you could try to make one from scratch. Probably not really all that hard to do, just time consuming.

    Installing a 6 point cage in the car would give the roof the extra support and with the arms going forward it may give the car enough support to withstand the center portion of the roof being cut out. But then you get the issue of ugly roll cage bars ruining your hard work.
     
    CrazyAchmed, Sep 29, 2007
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  12. 86GTMonkey

    86GTMonkey Well-Known Member

    Wouldn't hurt to do what esracing did with his Trac. I forget exactly what it's called (not the roll cage, but those 2 bars attached to the bottom of the frame), but it reinforces the hell out of the frame.
     
    86GTMonkey, Sep 29, 2007
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  13. CrazyAchmed

    CrazyAchmed Well-Known Member Donated!

    Subframe connectors. Those would work/help aswell. Didn't think of that.
     
    CrazyAchmed, Sep 29, 2007
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  14. Mafix

    Mafix Owner Staff Member Administrator Donated!

    the targa will not work due to the chasis design but the t-top design wil work. nice chops BTW.
     
    Mafix, Sep 29, 2007
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  15. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    lol this was a really intesting conversation

    so u would need MORE than a simple roll cage, brace bar setup

    and reincofrment everywhere around the a and b pillars

    hmm

    still look sick tho :p
     
    Sterling, Sep 29, 2007
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  16. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    Interesting idea, but you would need to get it done properly otherwise the shell would flex and crack apart in no time. Plus it would be a nightmare to get engineered for rego!
     
    XR Pilot, Sep 29, 2007
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  17. rye

    rye Well-Known Member Donated!

    Well...how well reinforced is the convertible? It doesn't fold in half....hmm...
     
    rye, Sep 29, 2007
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  18. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    yeh anybody have like a chassis design or whatever for the convertable?

    and the hardtop? to compare the frames
     
    Sterling, Sep 29, 2007
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  19. 86GTMonkey

    86GTMonkey Well-Known Member

    Convertibles aren't reinforced at all. Literally, it is just a coupe with the roof removed and a soft top put on in it's place. Seriously. No extra reinforcement. But it's also a coupe, not a liftback, so it's still got some reinforcement from where the trunk attaches to the body.
     
    86GTMonkey, Sep 30, 2007
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  20. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    hmm never thought about that...

    that makes sense now cuz the rear of the car is obviously strengthend by the rear pillars next to the liftback lid, which are grabbing the roof, then grabbing the a pillars ( windshield sides) then onto the engine bay... its one big setup that shouldnt be tampered with lol
     
    Sterling, Sep 30, 2007
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