My Wife’s 88 T-Top Chop-Top LS4 Build (Page 49/73)
engine man SEP 21, 11:18 AM
Did any one actually figure out how you did the chop top i have read this but it seems that no one has . i have an idea on how but it might not work and may not be how you did it but between the t tops and the windshield is a 3 inch wide strip cut that down to about half as wide . i would cut just behind the wind shield and remove the 1 1/2 inches of material from there back . This is a great Build and it looks great

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F355spider SEP 22, 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by engine man:

Did any one actually figure out how you did the chop top i have read this but it seems that no one has . i have an idea on how but it might not work and may not be how you did it but between the t tops and the windshield is a 3 inch wide strip cut that down to about half as wide . i would cut just behind the wind shield and remove the 1 1/2 inches of material from there back . This is a great Build and it looks great




You are on the right track. You cannot cut that much because it will weaken the windshield frame too much. There is a thick metal bottom on the T-Top frame that you do not want to remove also so you can only remove about 1/2 inch in the area you are talking about.
engine man SEP 22, 05:49 PM
Then did you do it in 3 places first you moved the t top back 1/2 an inch then cut a 1/2 inch up front and kick the bottom of the windshield forward 1/2 inch . This way nothing looks really off

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F355spider SEP 22, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by engine man:

Then did you do it in 3 places first you moved the t top back 1/2 an inch then cut a 1/2 inch up front and kick the bottom of the windshield forward 1/2 inch . This way nothing looks really off




I measured my windshield to the T-Top it is 3.25 inches. I will post picture when I get back to the house next week. You got off track again on your last post.
engine man SEP 22, 09:53 PM
don't know how you did it but it still is good to see it can be done. I hate hearing those words of you cant do that
engine man SEP 23, 10:52 AM
Well i just wen out and looked at it i think i would just cut the T tops down by 1 1/2 inches and be done with it i dont know if the glass can be cut easy

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F355spider SEP 24, 08:28 AM

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Originally posted by engine man:

I hate hearing those words of you cant do that



I agree .
engine man SEP 24, 10:45 AM
let me ask this are the side windows cut any different then the normal chop windows and this is a 3 inch chop and you are not shortening the t tops . If you can only remove let say a maximum of 3/4 a inch from the area between the T tops and windshield and you are not kicking the bottom of the A pillars forward then it must move back or there is just enough play from the factory to squeeze the opening down for the t top assembly
F355spider SEP 24, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by engine man:

let me ask this are the side windows cut any different then the normal chop windows and this is a 3 inch chop and you are not shortening the t tops . If you can only remove let say a maximum of 3/4 a inch from the area between the T tops and windshield and you are not kicking the bottom of the A pillars forward then it must move back or there is just enough play from the factory to squeeze the opening down for the t top assembly



This is the picture I told you I would post for you.




I will use the set of windows I have left. same as in my other Chop-Tops.

thanks,
F355spider SEP 24, 08:45 PM
We did some more work on the engine or should I say trying to get the engine to fit.







Got the Polly in the rear.






Motor has to come back out again.