Targa T-top [Merged 7-7] T tops targas conversion

[Scrymerr]

Would a stock car have a huge problem with flex? Any way this could be fixed withouta cage? maybe undercar re-inforcements? I plan on trying this on a spare car first, but before I do it on mine, I want to be sure my car wont sag.

Thanks,

 

[maxperformance]

I am doing the targa on my eclipse next week,or whenever im done planning this out. Im going to strip the whole inside pillers and roof so that its just sheet metel for a more precise cut. Cutting is not the problem, its latching the top down. So far i havent been too creative with how im going to do that. I am having a hard time planning what i am going to do. "Mitsureaper" or "Dre99sx" would you be kind enough to quickly explain how you did your setup. Thank You

 

[sweeteclipse95]

i got mitsureapers car and he didnt do such a good job on it but im fixing it up... i think im putting t tops on it so it dont flex to much and it would still look alright i think and if i dont like the way it looks then ill just take the t tops back off and make it targa top

 

[maxperformance]

what did he do wrong. Like what should i look out for because i am doing mine very soon. Let me know what problems to look out for. thanks

 

[sweeteclipse95]

i drove it from michigan to mn and it flexed a lil like in the bumps and jus tthe way he cut it looked horrible
ill try get some pics soon

 

[maxperformance]

wow you dont know how much that would help me.ill really appriciate it.

 

[dre99gsx]

New photos of updated interior:

- New Carpet
- New front/rear targa seals
- New interior trim pieces (scuff panel, seatbelt caps, red stitch shift boot and brake lever boot)
- Fixed molding pieces on sparco seats
- New cowl stabilizer bar!

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Still not done...

 

[infallibleapex]

I see tons of 2g's with the targa conversion, i was going to get started on my 1g, but was hoping i could find some pics to see what it looks like.. any direction would be cool =P

 

[AAHDIRTRACER05]

photoshop

 

[tunerkid]

wow, eclipses should have come stock t-tops, 1g and 2g both, that black one is just SEXY. t-top owns you.

 

[hewhoisknot]

i wonder if there r any layin around in junk yards in germany.... man if i was stationed over seas right now that would be my quest... find one and rip the panels and doors off and ship them over... anyone over seas? hint hint

 

[DSMguy023]

hey has any one ever seen this car or know any thing about it??

 

[dsmrunnah95]

Yep, there's plenty of "test" models made in Japan. There were also a couple of gullwing 1g's, and for some reason I want to say there were a few convertables.

 

[Redmachine]

that ad is in german. So whats the deal

 

[Bluedragondsm]

That car was made in germany.... there are quite a few of them there but they are very different from our 1g's due to body differences to compensate for the lack of a roof.

 

[DSMguy023]

cool thanks guys. i put it in here b/c i am always in this one b/c i drive a n/t. has any body ever put turbo cams in a 90-91 laser 2.0 nt?

 

[87Quest]

someone mentioned gullwing........this is one of my fav's. not many people have ever seen this one driving

 

[teme]

http://eng.autoscout24.com/home/ind...c=&make=50&model=1879&pricefrom=&euroto=&zip=

pretty cool i think

 

[psychlow]

Yeah, Mitsu/DSM market tested some targa'd 1G's in Europe.

 

[Ðawg]

Also as far as I remember, none were turbo.

There was a guy that had a gallery on here that had done a custom targa top on his 1G, but I think it leaked like a sieve.


--Scott

 

[psychlow]

Yeah... the one in the ad is N/T...

I'm wondering about the model year, though - he lists it as a '94, but it looks like a 1Ga to me....

I wonder if the Euro 1G's were all 1Ga style....

 

[teme]

all european import 1g eclipse's were with popup headlights, and turbo models were imported to only few contrys like italia and spain. No tbo were imported to germany.

 

[psychlow]

all european import 1g eclipse's were with popup headlights, and turbo models were imported to only few contrys like italia and spain. No tbo were imported to germany.

Thanks for the info.

That makes sense to me since the headlights make the car look like mini Ferrari's of the same period... probably a good thing in the European market....

Too bad there weren't many turbo offerings.

 

[cxx]

Yeah, Mitsu/DSM market tested some targa'd 1G's in Europe.

They were NOT tested. There is a German company called Goeckel who converted some 1Gs to Targa.

 

[ITSME4G63]

hold up, year says 1994, but its a 1ga ?