what i found...
what i found...
I am in the process of stripping my interior as some of it has seen better days so I am removing it all. well I decided to deal with my head liner yesterday and found that I have a whole in my roof :'(. the whole is where the sunroof latches are. on one side the whole is pretty big but on the other it is still a pin whole. Now my question is have one of these cars ever been converted into a targa top?
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In UK?
None that I've ever seen. Seen one bloody awful 'vert attempt but I can't recall a targa
None that I've ever seen. Seen one bloody awful 'vert attempt but I can't recall a targa
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If my aged memory serves me right ....... wasn't there a red rex converted in Calafornia but the roof was totally removed and it did look a beauty
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Yeah, Al Dooley's Pacific Avatar was a full convertible IIRC, not strictly a targa. Not sure that it was exactly hideous, but it wasn't exactly elegant either 
EDIT: Found it here http://www.carpictures.com/vehicle/09LP ... 6PfKg.dpbs

errrr, tiny pic is tiny
Side windows look dangerous 
EDIT: Found it here http://www.carpictures.com/vehicle/09LP ... 6PfKg.dpbs
errrr, tiny pic is tiny
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mine had corrosion there to its where 3 panels meet and the moister gets in i had all the old cut out and a new plate put back in but i believe it is a common problem
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To answer this question belatedly, at least one has been done recently, and with some degree of success:tj19985 wrote:Now my question is have one of these cars ever been converted into a targa top?
http://www.nellump.net/peri/jurgens-hom ... targa.html


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that actually doesn't look too bad. I like the idea of a targa roof, about the only thing I liked about MR2 ownership was that the roof panels lifted out.
of course, I didn't like them so much in the rain, where you got an impromptu shower on every corner
of course, I didn't like them so much in the rain, where you got an impromptu shower on every corner
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Just a little bit of work that's all. A non tech bystander might think it's just a superficial mod......but look at that lower body strengthening work!
Just your kind of project Nik......and pics required along the way...........
Just your kind of project Nik......and pics required along the way...........