Tin top chop

weasel · #1 03-28-2003, 06:34 AM

Hello all I'm getting a tin top today and I was woundering if anyone has ever cut one to make a hard/soft top for it also any suggestions for a roll cage or do they make one to go in a tin top? I'll post pics as i get them of it.
Thanks,Wes

#2 03-28-2003, 02:25 PM

just my opinion , but if it is a tin top I'd leave it a tin top. But thats up to you.
I think some of the tin tops can be removed,although I may be wrong. I had one many moons and thought you could remove it with some screws.
I'm sure they do make a roll cage for it, or at least someone can I'm sure.

OLDCODGER · #3 03-28-2003, 03:24 PM

Some one posted a note about putting the role cage out of a rag top in the tin top. I'm going to try it soon myself. I was told that if you get a comealong and put it on the lower legs and tighten it up a bit it will go right in ~ Remove the seats first! I would keep the Tin Top as a Tin to my self!!

ZippytheZuke · #4 03-28-2003, 05:36 PM

Just my $.02, but I would leave the top alone. Tin tops are getting scarce considering they stopped shipping them here in '87. As far as a roll cage goes Dave Sport is the only vendor that I know of that makes one exclusively for the tin top.

#5 03-28-2003, 05:39 PM

mudlite chopped his hardtop and made it a convertible

#6 03-28-2003, 05:40 PM

here is the link

#7 03-28-2003, 06:56 PM

Cool pics...but he rolled his ,that I can understand, but not to just cut top off for no reason.

Mini4x · #8 03-29-2003, 06:55 AM

Stopped shipping em in 87?

I am currently looking at 2 tin tops locally, both 88.5's...

PLEASE don't chop it, if you want a convertible find one, they are WAY more of them around.

GA_ZUKI · #9 03-29-2003, 11:23 AM

i will have a cage as soon as i get the bender in prob 2 weeks
i have a tintop and want to put one in the inside as well

dont chop it heck if you want a solid top up front just take some sheet metal and seal up the front you could put in a sun roof also

just dont chop it

weasel · #10 03-30-2003, 06:43 AM

ok ok I get it I ll leave it alone for now it actually looks pretty good after I painted it now

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