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put a sunroof in

Reply #15 –
eric, if i was a fan of t-tops, your post would be encouragement enough to make it happen lol i also believe it's an idea that has come and gone, with good reason
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3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

put a sunroof in

Reply #16 –
the only way to make a t-top would be to have  non glass roof panels. and modify the piss out of the upper window frame to let the door open and close while attached to the removable roof section.... still would need a full frame underneath the car....maybe some X-bracing under there too.. My vert will have a frame upgrade in the near future.... the car actually bends if you sit in it.... not good
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Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #17 –
With the length of our doors, T-Tops would've been cool if they were designed to happen. Big ol' open roof, but without the sunroof or convertible. Wish I had some mad metal working skills, an abundance of cash, and uber time on my hands.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #18 –
Quote from: daminc;383776
the car actually bends if you sit in it.... not good

 
Just how big a boy are you!????  :wtf:

hehe J/K! :giggle:
...and there was light!

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Reply #19 –
210 lbs.... enough to make a vert bend...lol
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #20 –
i'm 195.. would i give it just a tweek? LOL i'm anqious to see you start on that car, now that the black car is nearing, dare i say, 'completion' :bowdown:
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R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

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Reply #21 –
thinking about getting a rotisserie when I do the vert...I'm not crawling under this one. (or any other one)
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #22 –
make 1.. all you need is a little steel and a couple engine stands
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

put a sunroof in

Reply #23 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;383727
As for the sunroof, the parts TC I had had one of those aftermarket roofs, and I was going to swap it into my white 'Bird until I removed the TC's headliner and saw that cut support. No way. I'd rather have the structural rigidity and rollover protection...

 
I didn't need to cut the roof support. If the guy who had put it in the TC you had had know what he was doing he wouldn't have either. Unless it was too wide. Then you would have a problem. In fact, the one that I put in, 16x32 is the BIGGEST I would suggest anyone putting in. I had to measure for like a half hour to keep it from hitting that brace and from hitting the sunvisor cubbys. It had to come just a little bit over the sunvisor cubbys but not enough that it was a problem.
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

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Reply #24 –
Quote from: nbzimmer;383742
Nice work.  I'm also amused by the neighbor spying on you from across the street in your first pic.

 
ha ha yes that guy is always raggin on me about my car. I trailered the car off a couple months ago and he thought I was taking it to the sper. He was flabbergasted, then I told him no, I was just getting exhaust done lol. Everytime I see him he goes "you gonna keep it?" And I'm always like "you really shouldn't have to ask that question" lol.

 Me and my car is like a thing in my neighborhood. They've seen cars come and go but that one's been here for 3 years and I'm aaaalllllwwwwaaaayyysssss working on it. They get a kick out of my dedication to it.
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

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Reply #25 –
Quote from: sarjxxx;383810
They get a kick out of my dedication to it.

they're probably thinking 'why does he bother with that piece of..' you know, what most other people think, who aren't in the 'know'.. lol
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

put a sunroof in

Reply #26 –
yeah pretty much exactly
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

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Reply #28 –
:bowdown::ford::birdsmily:
Quote from: 88turbo;383713
did I hear T-Top bird? :D  btw there were only a few converted in 77 and are extremely rare :bowdown:

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Reply #29 –
Quote from: 88turbo;383826
Its a sickness we all share ;-)

kind of like my capri-loving sickness.. yet i won't buy a stang.. that i don't get LOL
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver