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| | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 43 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 43 | Has anyone out there been crazy enough to make a removable hardtop on there 1960-1963 chev C10 truck?  If so i would like to hear from you and how many headaches ya got from it and how it can be done. thanks   | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | My Miata has a removable hard top that works quite well and doesn't leak. Here is how it is set up:
It's front joint is about 2" from the top edge of the windshield. There is a rubber gasket there attached to a flange that the edge of the hardtop sits on, and it is cinced down by two large suitcase style latches. The same edge also meets up with the doors, and the top gasket for the windows is on the hardtop. The rear of the top is cinched down by two more latches right behind the doors level with the bottom of the side windows. There is a gasket with a lip on the hardtop that covers a flange on the body and on the back there are two slot-and-key fasteners that are there to align the top when installing it. The top is rigid with a solid glass rear window with a defroster in it, and it's a really good setup. I would copy it if I was doing that to my truck.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 96 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 96 | Perhaps post this in the paint and panel section as well, some of the guys there might have some ideas, especially martinsnr. Good luck.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 398 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 398 | PJ-you're nuts! I love it! a removable hardtop would be cool. By the way, where in Ontario are you located? Just curious. Regards, Wannabe
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 22 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 22 | Great idea. You might look at the T-Tops latches for an '83-91 Camaro or Firebird to hold it down. The latches are fairly straight forward and most even have locks on them for security. Not to mention that GM made a go-zillion of 'em, so bone yard scores are plentifull. Have fun, be safe.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 167 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 167 | I've got a 62'C10, and i'm to curious myself on what a 60-63 chevy/gmc truck would look like as a convertible, with a removable top. If I get some free time soon, i'll draw a few drawings and post them.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 384 | Whoever wants to do this is being shortsighted. If this is really what you want to do--you need to buy a bunch of Porsche 356 coupes at $15k each, figure out how to convert the tops and sell them as cabriolets for $60k. :p
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