targa top civic

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targa top civic

By bceg
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:12 am #94895 anyone been crazy enough to do this to there civic? Ive been wanting to do it for a while now...just dont have the balls to cut up my roof and not sure what to use for weather strip and what to do about door frame....


maybe ill try it out on one at work before i crush it see how it goes
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By vtec_gloucester
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:08 pm #94917 do it and i'll get Teal to ban you!!! :thumbdown:
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By teal_dx
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:23 pm #94924 lol ^^^^ nah...


I think the structural integrity of the chassis will be compromised if you cut the roof out.
I'd look at Del Sol's chassis and see what kind of extra bracing they have.
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By Gorveatt
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:52 pm #94930 If you wanted a targa top i'd just sell what you have and get a Sol
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By marvinp8700
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:17 pm #94971 that would be kinda gay






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By RevinEK
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:44 pm #94991 :death: throw him in the dungeon
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By VegasCivic
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:36 pm #95042
RevinEK wrote::death: throw him in the dungeon


:lol: :twisted:
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By chrono404
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:03 pm #95051 Stop ripping on him guys, This isn't honda-tech.
First off which civic are you going to make a targa? a Hatch? Sedan? Coupe?

Its not the best idea, you will have to brace the bottom alot, Even after that it still wouldn't be as strong as it is with its top on.

If you do want a Targa, I would recommend selling whatever civic you have and Get a Delsol. That way you still have a vehicle that wont leak, has great handling and you wont be afraid of dieing if you get into a Car Wreck.
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By Civic_HatchSI
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:53 am #95087 Something like this?! I suppose it can be done, if you know what your doing.

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I would do it on a beat up civic or shell before you do it on your good civic imo.
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By Classiccarsrule85
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:00 am #95089 I thought of this awhile ago as well but quickly did a photoshop of something id do and it pretty much looked like the above example and i definately didnt like it save yourself the trouble and either get a porsche 914, del sol, or nsx lol and call it a day too much work and money and effort to make something look horrible
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By marvinp8700
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:02 am #95137
Civic_HatchSI wrote:
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ugh. that's awful
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By CivicTypeR
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:14 am #95139
marvinp8700 wrote:
ugh. that's awful


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By bceg
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:15 am #95140 whoa after that picture will deffinatly decide not to do this really do not like they way it looks.

if i had done it i would have tried it on one at work that im going to crush

i would buy a sol but i need a back seat and dont really like them

maybe ill just add a sunroof i think one of the civics at my work has one i coudl aquire

and thanks for the comments you guys deffinatly talked me out of it with that pic
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By chrono404
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:21 am #95141
marvinp8700 wrote:
Civic_HatchSI wrote:
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ugh. that's awful

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Thats worse then aweful.

If your going to make a civic targa, Please dont do it to a hatch, it just looks wrong. The Delsol looks good as a targa, Probably the only EG that would look good as one.

If you want to make one, thats your call. I dont see how you would make one that would look good though. If you plan on going through it i highly recommend trying it on a junkyard/cheap sedan or coupe before you do it on your good car.
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