Body Panels Replaced

I do not yet have a vette but am considering converting a t-top to a convertible. I have read some of the "Rayglass" books. I have done glass work on a friends vette. Anyone tackled such a project? Pictures? Guides? Ideas? thanks...bob acre

Hi Robert!
I think that you must keep the vette original because you will decress the evaluation.
and I hope some day you will have your vette at this time maybe you will want to have it as original as it come.
Normand

Why not just hold out until you find a convertible? That's what I did, and I sure am thankful for that. You'll maintain the value of your car, save yourself $$$ and headache, and best of all, the money you would have spent converting the car, you can spend on it doing something else. Just a thought, finding C3 convertibles isn't that difficult nowadays, unless you want a newer model that didn't come like that...


Imran - 74 Convt

If you're looking for a post '75 model to make into a convertible, from what I've read you've got a pretty big project on your hands. And the 'glass is the least of your worries. Drop-tops have some additional re-enforcing that would need to be correctly added to keep the car together. I think it would be easier to find a '74 or '75 convertible and replace panels on it to make it into the model year you want.

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I believe that I read an article about why chevy made the t-top rather than a Targa top. I think the targa top doesn't have a cross bar. If I remember correctly, the body wasn't stiff enough, so they had to put in the front to rear crossbar. Maybe I'm dreaming, but I think that is the reason. If it was, removing the t-top bar will make it lose a lot of rigidity. Maybe someone else has more imput