88 Coupe to GT Body Conversion (Page 4/11)
jscott1 JUN 29, 05:25 PM

quote
Originally posted by 88Slayer:

I shall spend some time tomorrow re-editing my posts as i hate having to click to see the pics myself.



Thanks!! That makes the thread a lot easier to read.
engine man JUN 29, 10:12 PM
Well it is looking good you are moving fast on it its gona look great and thanks to you buying the car i got my new project

[This message has been edited by engine man (edited 06-29-2008).]

88Slayer JUN 29, 11:30 PM
Got the boat then engine man? And unfortuanately the works gonna grind to a halt for the next week or so till my bank roll refills enough to cover tools and little parts that are needed.
qwikgta JUN 30, 12:36 AM
Do you have any pics of the roof, sans GT rear? I have a TTop Coupe that I am going to be converting to a GT. I have not seen the top without the clip on it. What parts did you have to remove from the TTop to remove the clip, or did you not have to remove anything. I know you have to remove the headliner to get at the bolts for the rear clip, but do you have to remove any of the trim from the TTop portion first? or at all?

Thanks for the great pics and write up.

RJ

------------------

88 TTop coupe (96 3.4DOHC/5 speed in progress)
03 Vibe GT. 6spd
05 GTO, LS2, 6spd
01 Sonoma SLS, 5spd, ZQ8 sport suspension

88Slayer JUN 30, 12:52 AM
Alright then, time to break down and try and get some solid ideas set in stone for me to aim towards.

I am either going to get the IMSA ribbed quarter panels or regular IMSA scoops from FieroWarehouse.
Looking at getting the shark gill quarter panels from Fiero1Fan or a set with scoops.
I am going to end up getting a whole new interior made up over a 3 or 4 month time span, piece by piece. This will include a new set of seat covers and door panel covers with Electric blue and the Silver metallic. I will also be getting a new molded carpet from www.auto-interior.com or another source if y'all know of a better one. I am also looking at getting the Wraparound dash form PISA in a blue as well.
Also on the subject of the interior, what type and brand of paint is best for repainting the interior panels of the fiero. I am also going to get the digital gauges from Tom(TBSB9595).

I am also going to get the car repainted once all the exterior work is done, I just need a paint code to go off of. I need a few pics of good looking blues(with code numbers) to help me decide which one I want to end up with.

This is also goin to be posted in another thread to free this one up slightly.
88Slayer JUN 30, 12:57 AM
The clip was partially loosened when i bought it from engine man. From the looks of it, the Rear Roof Outer Molding on the top of the clip that joins the t-top to the fastback is all that has to be removed in order to lift off the clip. If I can get engine man or even jscott to get an answer in they might also be able to help.
engine man JUN 30, 08:03 AM
the only part of the T Top is the small trim section betwen the rear clip and T Top but i dont even think it needs removing
88Slayer JUN 30, 03:08 PM
Well the lenses for the tail lights arrived today, so I took out a half hour from my yard work schedule to et them cleaned up and revamped so as to have them ready when I start the final exterior parts of the swap.

Well the tail light assemblys are rather easy to disassemble. There are 3 latches on top and 3 on the bottom that need to be realeased. Once they are, it is just a matter of pulling the 2 halves apart. At this part, you have the back and the lense with the colored pieces still left on it. These just slide right out without any trouble. Then its just a matter of cleaning up the pieces and reassembling with the new lenses(or old if yours are still good).

I went with the "Special" lenses from the FieroStore as I am on a budget and the imperfections are too slight to really notice.

Everything is apart and ready for reassembly


Colored parts are in, ready to button up.




And now the new tail lights are ready fro the install.
MetroMatt JUL 02, 04:51 PM
No way is this going back to page 5....

BUMP for a good thread!
joshh44 JUL 02, 11:05 PM
im going to be doing the same swap for my car in the near future. ill be putting this in favorites