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Fernando · 10-16-2001, 04:00 PM

DOES ANY OF YOU HAVE T TOPS ON YOUR 240'S DO YOU THINK IS A CRAZY IDEA?

(Edited by Fernando at 4<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>1 pm on Oct. 16, 2001)

*LanceS13* · 10-16-2001, 04:03 PM

I bet that's alot of fabrication $$$...but I bet the finished product would look sweet.:)

vancouvers14 · 10-16-2001, 04:05 PM

t-tops will take the structural rigidity out of the roof.  your car will twist like crazy with t-tops.  i've never been a fan of t-tops.  i dont even like my sunroof, but i can't do anything about it.

*LanceS13* · 10-16-2001, 04:09 PM

hmmmmmmm.....good point.  Didn't think about that.  It might could be countered with some structural bracing elsewhere.  But it's probably not a good idea if you plan to race it...would be a nice show car mod, though.

Fernando · 10-16-2001, 04:10 PM

on a 92 with T tops you think it would twist like crazy?

BlueSix · 10-19-2001, 01:29 AM

It definitly would.. Try driving a convertible S13 and you'll understand.

*drifterx* · 10-19-2001, 08:38 AM

i will second vancover's thoughts... however T tops do look nice to girls in the summer....

S13Grl · 10-19-2001, 09:14 AM

I'm a girl, I'd prefer a rollcage in my car. (After some major speed modifications). T-Tops on a car that wasn't SUPPOSED to have T-Tops is nothing but trouble, just as Vancouver said.

*ca18guy* · 10-19-2001, 09:18 AM

I don't know any girl's that did'nt like my T tops in my old car.... of course it was designed for em.

S13Grl · 10-19-2001, 11:35 AM

Lol, that's kinda different :biggrin:. I would still sacrifice a T-Top for security in speed, I'm sure most of us would...

(Edited by S13Grl at 12:36 pm on Oct. 19, 2001)

vancouvers14 · 10-19-2001, 12:46 PM

ok, i've got a funny t-top story.  a friend had an old cutlass (like an 84 or something) with t-tops.  he would pick up a girl, take the t-tops off, and then accelerate as hard as he could.  now the thing is, if it had just rained, that would mean that the whole top half of her would be covered in water from all the water sitting on his roof.  mmmm.... wet t-shirts.

S13Grl · 10-19-2001, 12:48 PM

Very funny!!!

*ca18guy* · 10-19-2001, 12:51 PM

Unfortunatly in my old car you did'nt need to take the T-Tops off to get wet <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> One of the worst problem's with T top's is the leaking.

S13Grl · 10-19-2001, 12:54 PM

Rollcage!!!!

groundzero · 10-19-2001, 12:56 PM

A T-top on my 240? I can't picture it.  I dont think I would pay that much for one if I can't even picture it in my head, but that is a good question...

rubbersidedown · 10-19-2001, 05:38 PM

t-tops on a 240.. i can definitely see it. it'd be pretty tight but the whole safety thing MIGHT kind of be an issue. i dunno i'll have to think about that one. lol

JeffNJ · 10-25-2001, 02:42 PM

Do not, do NOT, DO NOT .. oh, please, DON'T EVER mess with the body of a beautiful s13.  Promise me now.  Please.

You (whoever asked first) may not know me, but I owned a 240sx convertible and the only thing I ever did was come here and bitch about how much I missed my smooth-riding 240sx coupe.  If you must own a roofless car (I can relate), get one.  But never, under any circumstances, alter the perfection Nissan achieved the first time.  You'll regret it.  And then sell it.  And then walk to work while you figure out what you're gonna buy instead.

Hypothetically speaking, of course.  =)

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10-16-2001, 04:00 PM	#1
Fernando Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 32 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	DOES ANY OF YOU HAVE T TOPS ON YOUR 240'S DO YOU THINK IS A CRAZY IDEA? (Edited by Fernando at 4<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>1 pm on Oct. 16, 2001)

10-16-2001, 04:03 PM	#2
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I bet that's alot of fabrication $$$...but I bet the finished product would look sweet.:)

10-16-2001, 04:05 PM	#3
vancouvers14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 868 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	t-tops will take the structural rigidity out of the roof.  your car will twist like crazy with t-tops.  i've never been a fan of t-tops.  i dont even like my sunroof, but i can't do anything about it.

10-16-2001, 04:09 PM	#4
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmmmmmmm.....good point.  Didn't think about that.  It might could be countered with some structural bracing elsewhere.  But it's probably not a good idea if you plan to race it...would be a nice show car mod, though.

10-16-2001, 04:10 PM	#5
Fernando Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 32 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	on a 92 with T tops you think it would twist like crazy?

10-19-2001, 01:29 AM	#6
BlueSix Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It definitly would.. Try driving a convertible S13 and you'll understand.

10-19-2001, 08:38 AM	#7
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i will second vancover's thoughts... however T tops do look nice to girls in the summer....

10-19-2001, 09:14 AM	#8
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm a girl, I'd prefer a rollcage in my car. (After some major speed modifications). T-Tops on a car that wasn't SUPPOSED to have T-Tops is nothing but trouble, just as Vancouver said.

10-19-2001, 09:18 AM	#9
ca18guy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Clearwater FL Age: 42 Posts: 3,226 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ca18guy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't know any girl's that did'nt like my T tops in my old car.... of course it was designed for em.

10-19-2001, 11:35 AM	#10
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Lol, that's kinda different :biggrin:. I would still sacrifice a T-Top for security in speed, I'm sure most of us would... (Edited by S13Grl at 12:36 pm on Oct. 19, 2001)

10-19-2001, 12:46 PM	#11
vancouvers14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 868 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ok, i've got a funny t-top story.  a friend had an old cutlass (like an 84 or something) with t-tops.  he would pick up a girl, take the t-tops off, and then accelerate as hard as he could.  now the thing is, if it had just rained, that would mean that the whole top half of her would be covered in water from all the water sitting on his roof.  mmmm.... wet t-shirts.

10-19-2001, 12:48 PM	#12
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Very funny!!!

10-19-2001, 12:51 PM	#13
ca18guy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Clearwater FL Age: 42 Posts: 3,226 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ca18guy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Unfortunatly in my old car you did'nt need to take the T-Tops off to get wet <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> One of the worst problem's with T top's is the leaking.

10-19-2001, 12:54 PM	#14
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Rollcage!!!!

10-19-2001, 12:56 PM	#15
groundzero Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 310 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A T-top on my 240? I can't picture it.  I dont think I would pay that much for one if I can't even picture it in my head, but that is a good question...

10-19-2001, 05:38 PM	#16
rubbersidedown Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 343 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	t-tops on a 240.. i can definitely see it. it'd be pretty tight but the whole safety thing MIGHT kind of be an issue. i dunno i'll have to think about that one. lol

10-25-2001, 02:42 PM	#17
JeffNJ Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Do not, do NOT, DO NOT .. oh, please, DON'T EVER mess with the body of a beautiful s13.  Promise me now.  Please. You (whoever asked first) may not know me, but I owned a 240sx convertible and the only thing I ever did was come here and bitch about how much I missed my smooth-riding 240sx coupe.  If you must own a roofless car (I can relate), get one.  But never, under any circumstances, alter the perfection Nissan achieved the first time.  You'll regret it.  And then sell it.  And then walk to work while you figure out what you're gonna buy instead. Hypothetically speaking, of course.  =)