anything is possible if u have enough money

im gunna make like a tree AND LEAVE!! HHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA get it? make like a tree?? and leave?? anybody? no?? {insert cricket noice} wow... i cant belive i just said that

I NEED SLEEP!!! peace out bitches

eah...WTF ill whore it up just once more to own page 190 :w00t:

edit: sorry man.. i guess i shoulda said (insert sarcasm here)

matt, yes its possible to make anything into a convertible, but that doesnt mean itll be cheap or safe. In regards to a 3rd gen, just buy a 'vert, they are out there, trying to make one would cost 2-3 times of buying one.
ive seen people cut back halfs of 3rd gen verts and weld them to front half of ttop car. that is STUPID and dangerous.

Is it possible to make A removable top? sorta like supras have? Id like that much better then t tops!

um..targa top, sure take your sawzall out and you're good to go...justdont forget to reinforce the frame :lol:

isnt that what the "T" in ttops actually stands for?

t top and targa top are different. in t top there's that middle section, in targa top there's nothing... quick google gave me this pic
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member.../385724_52.jpg

84-up vettes have a "targa" top(other than verts and 99+hardtops)
T in ttops i actually believe originally stood for T-roof, describing the shape of the roof with the panels removed. I belive the first GM ttop design came out in 1968.

its still not worth it. On ttop models that center bar is a huge structual component, if you cut it out, the car will come together at the top about 3" and the doors wont close. to reinforce it is more work than is reasonable. a hardtop 3rd gen doesnt even have that center bar. so to make a targa top youd have to reinfroce the chassis quite a bit, and then welld a sub-structure under the roof piece to support the sheet metal roof which is very flimsy once cut away. then you need to fabricate latches and weatherstripping rails. so all in all, its not worth it. If you want a targa that bad, buy a 'vert, weld one new full 1/4 panels, add a rear rood section and a hatch and then make a top for it.

i could of swore i saw somewhere (owners manual?) that the t stood for targa, oh well doesnt matter...

maybe over the years they adopted new meanings, lol

:stupid: its so nice out!!! time to two wheel it up

i found a car im going to use for the 2.8 turbo motor.though it will prolly be looked apon as a sin



























im thinking about pulling the stroker motor in the 86 and swaping in a 60% v6


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yea it is pretty nice out, i finished takin off my EGR today, now i just gotta figure out how to get the damn thing to seal w/o squealing!

leathal, what car is it?

block off plates?

hey wayfast if i do pull the motor out of the 86 ill sell it to u for 200$'s
its still a 305 but its bored stroked to 340 ci stock ported heads,edl intake/carb
nice sleeper motor still apears as stock 305 with an intake/carb

yea i got them from transam4life (alex) he got me 2 plates for an LS1, the intake one seals fine, but the exhaust one keeps squealing. this is the second time resealing it. if it doesnt work this time im gonna try it once more but not touch it for 24 hours. cuz the first time right after i put it on kasey to me to turn it on and i think that broke the seal and this time i hard to turn the car on (about 30-60 mins after i initially put it on, so it should of set somewhat) to move it up like a foot or two. after that i proceeded to cover the sides of the plate with rtv just to make sure. havent touched it since then and that was prolly about an hour or two ago. it says it cures in 24 hours...

ever run it? :p

hmm.. i dunno what to do today.. i have so much i should do.. but thats why i wont do anything..

low 14,s w/stick street tires
other then that id have to find the slips for it
i didnt build it to be a race motor, it was built as a nice lil street motor nice low end tq

is it tpi that ur runin now? what internals? how many miles?

nope 4bl i forgot were i got the crank from,but it has speed pro pistions,stock recon rods stock cam 9.5-1 comp redlines at 5,500 just over 40,000 miles
the motor will live forever if u take care of it dont over rev it,or beat the living piss out of it
actually if u over rev it ull destroy the valves it will float the valves above 5,500

ill think about it, most likely I have to return everything here and then get new wheels first. But another factor is installing the motor.