How to go Vert, T-top, or Sunroof???

98SteedaGT · 05-01-2002, 01:36 PM

Need some ideas on how to convert a 1998 GT Coupe into a convertible, T-Top, or SunRoof. I would like the convertible option. AND!!!, I do not want to hear "Buy a new car", that is not an option, I have too much money in this car and will not be selling it just to get the convertible option. I know it can be done, and I know someone out there has done it before. I just need a place to go, or a site to look at for information on this. If not, then T-Top would be the next choice I want to go to. I haven't seen any T-Top custome stangs in my body style, and would like to be one of the few with it. I would just like information, not flames please...

BSchacht6 · 05-01-2002, 05:23 PM

Hey Steeda,

What you run in the 1/4?

Good luck with the convertable

98SteedaGT · 05-01-2002, 07:09 PM

Somewhere in 13.8 13.9 .. I haven't been out in a while, so I don't know what I can run as I sit right now.

Unit 5302 · 05-01-2002, 11:27 PM

The sunroof is easy enough. You can install it, or have a professional install it for a few hundred. If you wanted a power moonroof, it'll be a little harder due to the small roof. I think they run between $800-$1200.

I know there used to be a company that offered T-Top conversions for the Fox body cars, but I would have to guess it would be another PITA to do on a SN95 because of the rounded roof.

Save your money and forget the Vert. The entire top of the car has to be cut off, including cutting through the 1/4 panels. The SN95 cars were designed to be convertables from the get-go, but that doesn't mean it would be easy to convert it, or safe from a structural standpoint. You're talking $1000s in modification for the vert.

surfbeast · 05-02-2002, 06:00 AM

for about $500 bucks or so you can have a nice moon roof installed, but go to a really good custom shop to have it done. If they mess it up your car will never be the same. Have never seen a T-Top for the new body style, not that they don't exist, but you would need alot of custom($$$$$$) work done to make it work and it needs to be done by an expert. Sometimes it calls for replacing the headliner and painting the roof, NOT CHEAP, but it would look real cooool with a T-Top!!

SLOW 97 · 05-02-2002, 08:36 AM

Ditto here. Never seen T-tops on an SN-95 'Stang. I don't think this would be possible though becuase of the roof design. It would be pretty cool though. As for the convertible top, save your coins for perfomance mods! But then again I'am biased because I HATE convertibles.

jb31 · 05-02-2002, 11:27 AM

Use a chain saw. If you want to **** up a great looking car like yours, you may as well do it right.

SLOW 97 · 05-03-2002, 08:47 AM

Sawzalls and duct tape will work!

tireburner163 · 05-03-2002, 10:39 AM

I've seen a 95 GT with a targa top(like the viper)

wantapony2001 · 05-04-2002, 09:58 AM

what about camaros??? they have rounded roofs and t-tops, why cant it be done to a pony?? i also have been dreaming about t-tops on my 99 gt

Unit 5302 · 05-04-2002, 02:54 PM

I didn't say it was "impossible" to put T tops onto a SN95. The F body are a completely different story because they have custom designed T-tops from the factory.

To make an aftermarket T-top set fit an SN95, it would have to be built for the curve in the roof, or the roof would have to be modified. Either case would prove very expensive and difficult unless there is already a kit built for that purpose.

You'll also lose structural integrity from cutting 1/2 the roof away. I've looked up in my 2002, and I don't see much room for a T-top.

05-01-2002, 01:36 PM	#1
98SteedaGT Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 330	How to go Vert, T-top, or Sunroof??? Need some ideas on how to convert a 1998 GT Coupe into a convertible, T-Top, or SunRoof. I would like the convertible option. AND!!!, I do not want to hear "Buy a new car", that is not an option, I have too much money in this car and will not be selling it just to get the convertible option. I know it can be done, and I know someone out there has done it before. I just need a place to go, or a site to look at for information on this. If not, then T-Top would be the next choice I want to go to. I haven't seen any T-Top custome stangs in my body style, and would like to be one of the few with it. I would just like information, not flames please... __________________ // 1998 GT-Steeda Conversion \\ -- Sold // Now own 2001 F-150 SuperCrew 5.4L \\

05-01-2002, 05:23 PM	#2
BSchacht6 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 37	Hey Steeda, What you run in the 1/4? Good luck with the convertable __________________ Dont ever let an import pass you

05-01-2002, 07:09 PM	#3
98SteedaGT Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 330	Somewhere in 13.8 13.9 .. I haven't been out in a while, so I don't know what I can run as I sit right now. __________________ // 1998 GT-Steeda Conversion \\ -- Sold // Now own 2001 F-150 SuperCrew 5.4L \\

05-02-2002, 06:00 AM	#5
surfbeast Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Maryville,TN Posts: 415	for about $500 bucks or so you can have a nice moon roof installed, but go to a really good custom shop to have it done. If they mess it up your car will never be the same. Have never seen a T-Top for the new body style, not that they don't exist, but you would need alot of custom($$$$$$) work done to make it work and it needs to be done by an expert. Sometimes it calls for replacing the headliner and painting the roof, NOT CHEAP, but it would look real cooool with a T-Top!! __________________ 98 GT / convertable -98 Saleen engine, Saleen appearance pkg. SHM cams,P&P NPI heads, and so much more!

05-02-2002, 08:36 AM	#6
SLOW 97 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Arlington Heights,IL Posts: 231	Ditto here. Never seen T-tops on an SN-95 'Stang. I don't think this would be possible though becuase of the roof design. It would be pretty cool though. As for the convertible top, save your coins for perfomance mods! But then again I'am biased because I HATE convertibles. __________________ '97 Laser Red GT Coupe Stock 2V (Pulled Silencer) 4R70W Automatic Ripped off a BLISTERING 15.37@90MPH With a 2.21 60ft Just Installed- K&N Air Filter Coming Soon...... -4.10's -Flowmaster A/T or Magnapack Cat-Back

05-01-2002, 11:27 PM	#4
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	The sunroof is easy enough. You can install it, or have a professional install it for a few hundred. If you wanted a power moonroof, it'll be a little harder due to the small roof. I think they run between $800-$1200. I know there used to be a company that offered T-Top conversions for the Fox body cars, but I would have to guess it would be another PITA to do on a SN95 because of the rounded roof. Save your money and forget the Vert. The entire top of the car has to be cut off, including cutting through the 1/4 panels. The SN95 cars were designed to be convertables from the get-go, but that doesn't mean it would be easy to convert it, or safe from a structural standpoint. You're talking $1000s in modification for the vert.

05-02-2002, 11:27 AM	#7
jb31 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 20	Use a chain saw. If you want to **** up a great looking car like yours, you may as well do it right.

05-03-2002, 08:47 AM	#8
SLOW 97 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Arlington Heights,IL Posts: 231	Sawzalls and duct tape will work! __________________ '97 Laser Red GT Coupe Stock 2V (Pulled Silencer) 4R70W Automatic Ripped off a BLISTERING 15.37@90MPH With a 2.21 60ft Just Installed- K&N Air Filter Coming Soon...... -4.10's -Flowmaster A/T or Magnapack Cat-Back

05-03-2002, 10:39 AM	#9
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	I've seen a 95 GT with a targa top(like the viper) __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

05-04-2002, 09:58 AM	#10
wantapony2001 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ny Posts: 56	huh? what about camaros??? they have rounded roofs and t-tops, why cant it be done to a pony?? i also have been dreaming about t-tops on my 99 gt

05-04-2002, 02:54 PM	#11
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	I didn't say it was "impossible" to put T tops onto a SN95. The F body are a completely different story because they have custom designed T-tops from the factory. To make an aftermarket T-top set fit an SN95, it would have to be built for the curve in the roof, or the roof would have to be modified. Either case would prove very expensive and difficult unless there is already a kit built for that purpose. You'll also lose structural integrity from cutting 1/2 the roof away. I've looked up in my 2002, and I don't see much room for a T-top.

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