Hey, guys,
Is there an after market product that you can attach that will allow you to quickly remove the targa top, without having to remove the screws each time?

 

Sorry, I forgot to mention that this is for a '85 vette.
Thanks.

 

Dont think so. I bet you could put a torx bit on a power drill. How about that? :lol:

 

i think forum member "atotalnincompoop" has one in the works. Maybe contact him.

 

Why would you. It only takes about 3-4 minutes the old fashioned way. I just wish there were an easier way to put it on.

Seems much more satisfying to take it off than put it on. :seeya

 

I'd love a quicker way than ratcheting. It only takes me 2 minutes the old fashioned way, but even that seems too long at times. Here's how I do it now, it only takes me about 1:30. I had a heck of a time finding a long enough T-40 bit. I finally chased down a Snap-on guy while he was getting a coffee at Starbucks. He didn't have a regular bit like this so he removed the bit part from a socket and sold it to me separately. Cost me $15 as I recall. My wife thought I was nuts for chasing the guy into a Starbucks.



Ron

 

Great solution..it's worth more than a cup of coffee. :cheers:

 

I ordered mine online from a tool company for about $3. Go to wihatools.com and you can find it, get the longest T40 they have, works great in an electric screwdrive!!

 

I liked the old T-top latches - quick, secure - sure wish GM had used a similar design for the targa top.

 

Try a forum search on this topic.....I seem to remember some guy had invented a latch- type thingie......I believe he wanted about 15$ for it.....

 

Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh!!! What was it called??? :banghead:

 

I really can't remember, try "targa", " top bolts", etc. It's been about a year since I saw this thread..........maybe someone else can help?
:seeya

 

Thanks for the help. If I find it, I'll post it. :thumbs:

 

it doesn't really bother me to just take it off with a ratchet, and put it in the back...but putting it back on is another story. not exactly an easy 1-person job like taking it off :banghead:

 

The Corvette engineers took the targa top removal idea
from the crank on the Model T Ford.

Don't knock-it: This is modern engineering.



[Modified by Wayne88, 2:55 PM 3/19/2004]

 

:iagree:

 

there is a product in Mad Vette called, well, basically, it's a power screwdriver with the bit permanently attached. It's rechargable, and fits in the console compartment...

 

Here's the link to WIHA tools:

http://wihatools.com/745ser90.htm

They have a 3.5" long T40 power drill bit for $3.80. :thumbs:

 

That's right, it was the first purchase I made for my care 4 years ago, gets the most use also!!

 

There just has to be a way to use small clips instead of bolts, the way the front bolts are vertical and the rear horizontal should mean that clips will do the job and hold tight.

Someone here last year reckoned they'd found the answer, then they got lost in the patent machinery etc.-- I'm sorry to say that I can't see there will ever be enough reward for the invention. I hope they do OK but by the time it's markedted C4's will be owned by poor people or treated as Garage Queens, and the market may be lost.

Removing the 4 bolts with the mini rachet machine is easy, but for me, storing it is a big pain - the choice is to put it in the cargo area and loose all the room or leave it at home and see the weather turn dramatically bad... I've done both.

I'm planning to build a 'raincoat' style top that will be held on with the same bolts but will store easily. I'm too mean to buy one - they're over $400.

On almost the same subject, I built a sun shade for the glass top last year that has been on all summer (I'm in the southern hemisphere) it has worked brilliantly and cost very little. I'm up to version 3 and will be trying version 4 soon. When I'm done experimenting I'll post some results.

S'nut