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Hey guys, looking at doing the targa conversion to my Z. Looking for a parts list of what I’ll need. I have read through Adrians99FRC thread (which is super detailed) and seen the parts list he put together. It didn’t have everything listed out. Was wondering if any of you guys out there had a complete list, or any info they would wanna share. I’ll be documenting the conversion with pics/info as best I can. Thanks again!
The coupe has a halo brace.
The vert has no halo brace, but has the tub brace that is right where the tonneau (sometimes referred to as trunk) lid meets near the base of the rear glass.
The FRC and Z06 have both braces. The roof is glued via urethane to the halo brace. The brace itself does not need to be cut unless you were doing a vert conversion. .
You'd need:
- Whole rear tub
- Coupe rear fenders
- Targa top
- Rear Glass Hatch
- Defroster/FM radio wiring
- Rear carpet, 3x compartment covers, targa storage floor receivers, targa storage spring loaded pins
- Upper A pillar trim with latch strikers
- Halo trim with latch
- Speaker quarter panel trims and speakers
- Lift supports
- All new weather stripping
Last edited by 02torchred; Mar 8, 2020 at 12:23 AM.
Maybe I'm reading this wrong but I think he is just wanting to add a targa section to his existing FRC? If so you will need the Halo fibetglass piece ( to splice on yours). The targa section, and the brackets that bolt to the front windshield and metal halo. As well as the associated trim. You can check out my thread as well to get an idea of what you need for the top section at least. I'm doing a vert to FRC w/targa conversation. The front latches and trim from the convertible are the same as the Targa btw.
Yea just wanting to add the targa to my Z06 (FRC). I seen Adrians99FRC thread and he didn’t use all that mentioned stuff above. Carravaggio does a conversion for $6500. It can be done much cheaper.
Yea just wanting to add the targa to my Z06 (FRC). I seen Adrians99FRC thread and he didn’t use all that mentioned stuff above. Carravaggio does a conversion for $6500. It can be done much cheaper.
I think they thought you were trying to convert to the hatch and everything. I have a vert so I had to buy the roof. But I have about $600 in mine at the moment including the roof and targa section minus paint. You'll just need the things Adrian or I mentioned
Didn't realize you wanted to do just the targa top and not the whole hatch part. However I don't see how you can accomplish just half. The outer halo painted piece on the coupe is completely different than the FRC/Z06 because of how the rear glass is shaped.
Last edited by 02torchred; Mar 8, 2020 at 10:00 PM.
Didn't realize you wanted to do just the targa top and not the whole hatch part. However I don't see how you can accomplish just half. The outer halo painted piece on the coupe is completely different than the FRC/Z06 because of how the rear glass is shaped.
you have to splice part of the Targa halo into the FRC. Good thing is... Everything else on the inside halo is the Same, bolt holes and everything are already there for he Targa brackets. The front was even the same on mine as the Very and Targa front latches and trim are identical. Last pic gives you an idea on what's going on.
Wow that's pretty cool. I wonder what has to be done about the weather stripping. So theoretically you could take the forward section of a FRC/Z06 and splice it into a coupe? Of course you'd have to actually bond and paint these two halves though. Giving it an almost C5R style look being that car had a rear window shape somewhere in between the coupe and FRC body. You couldn't really see the targa/halo seam in my pic below, but I further edited it to blend it more. Excuse my editing of making the previous owner's addition of the clear daytime assemblies actually orange and the terrible red caliper mock-up.
Last edited by 02torchred; Mar 8, 2020 at 11:35 PM.
This is way cool! Just out of curiosity....of you had a body shop capable of doing custom work like this perform this job, approximately how much would it run?
You could go the other way around. But just by the way the top is on the FRCs Z's it be really hard to make it perfect. And weather stripping is easy. Front portion is the convertible /Targa weather strip and latches. Rear part is the original Targa top weatherstrip.
It'd honestly be pretty expensive, cutting and fitting took the most time. Mine just needs panel bonded and then glassed. I went through some of the process a little more in depth in my thread on this.
@Z06ster, it is VERY cool. Cars should have came this way from GM. Especially, since they all share the same stiffness/support as the convertible. People think that the by doing it to a Z06/FRC the car isnt as rigid or stiff. These cars were all based off a convertible frame. https://www.caravaggiocorvettes.com/ will do it for $6500.
You could go the other way around. But just by the way the top is on the FRCs Z's it be really hard to make it perfect. And weather stripping is easy. Front portion is the convertible /Targa weather strip and latches. Rear part is the original Targa top weatherstrip.
Very cool. So maybe it would make sense to line up the FRC top at the top of the A pillar section first to get that lined up, and then cut up the rear so it's lined up well.
Also, while the Vert was plenty stiff, the Coupe was stiffer, and the FRC/Z06 were the most rigid. This was said by GM many times especially with the release of the FRC. Vert chassis Hz - 22hz, Coupe - 24Hz and FRC/Z06 - 26Hz. While the hydro-formed frames were all the same, the Halo brace, Roof construction, and rear Upper tub design did influence the rigidness further.
Last edited by 02torchred; Mar 9, 2020 at 02:29 PM.
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