Old Ben

Me too.

C4GUY

I have had this idea too for some time and no skill to try it. I would buy a professionally done one of these. Any idea on how watertight it is?

John.87

how bad does the center cave in while driving?

cuejack

Guys i did it. I took my cracked top to a guy that does liners and rag tops and had him wrap that top on a canvas. he drilled into my top and sanded it to stop the crack, then removed the hardware and wrapped the top in a off brown canvas and put the hardware back on and a roof liner. So its an actual targa top with a real canvas wrap that can handle rain, highway speed, etc. The cost was under $300, and it looks great. I wanted a lighter color but he said i'd have problems keeping it clean.

cuejack

Guys i did it. I took my cracked top to a guy that does liners and rag tops and had him wrap that top on a canvas. he drilled into my top and sanded it to stop the crack, then removed the hardware and wrapped the top in a off brown canvas and put the hardware back on and a roof liner. So its an actual targa top with a real canvas wrap that can handle rain, highway speed, etc. The cost was under $300, and it looks great. I wanted a lighter color but he said i'd have problems keeping it clean

mmercer

Looks tight. From the posted pic it looks like something you could buy from a shop or dealer.

UGABUGA

Hi 06_LT1,
I was reading your post on the targa top for the c4 corvette and I would like to do the same thing on my 96 coupe, if I understood correctly you can remove the canvas w/o removing the frame? do you have any more pics?
thanks

06_LT1

Not sure why the images broke, but I fixed them in the original post.

No, you do actually need to remove the frame to take the canvas off - without the canvas wrapping around the frame, it would definitely rip free of the snaps and velcro at speed.

My wife now has a new hotness sewing machine, so I'm going to see what would be involved with making the panel removable without taking the top off. I still love the idea, but this iteration of the execution isn't perfect.

My C4 is so much more rigid and quiet with the frame in - I definitely want to keep some variation of this setup going.

cuejack

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Chicago Il 60629
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revival1

I have a frame without the plexiglass installed from 1995. I'm in South Florida, What would it be worth?