T350c conversion to T350t ?

[s5tvr]

Does anyone know whether or not it is possible to retro-fit the targa roof to the coupe ?

[fairclp]

s5tvr said:

Does anyone know whether or not it is possible to retro-fit the targa roof to the coupe ?

I've got a jig-saw you can borrow.

Seriously, I don't know. Maybe the T owners and post some detailed close up pictures of the Targa inside and out, in situe and off.

[grumbledoak]

Quite a while ago now someone asked about going the other
way due, I think, to noise from the panels. If I remember
correctly the factory were not keen to do it even for money.
Maybe there are more differences than it appears ?

[richb]

grumbledoak said:

Quite a while ago now someone asked about going the other way due, I think, to noise from the panels. If I remember correctly the factory were not keen to do it even for money. Maybe there are more differences than it appears ?

Hummm.. so if you roll your T350 on grass without doing much structural damage you mean to tell me that the factory can't suppy a new roof panel? Being GRP would of course be quite easy for a body shop. Rich....

[grumbledoak]

Ok, memory was a little off, maybe they simply did not want to do it
half price -

neil.b said:

In desperation I asked the factory if they'd look into filling in the appertures and making it into a proper (coupe) roof, or chopping off the old roof, anything. But the answer was no, even though I offered to pay half of the cost.

from [url]www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=225496[/url]

[fairclp]

Pics anyone?

[hexhamhc]

Nothing is impossible given enough time and money! However you might be best advised to simply buy a 'T' in the first place. The roof moulding on the 'T' is quite different to the 'C'. Not just the obvious holes in the roof, but a lip all around the aperture and extra strengthening down and around the T panel between the apertures. Also I guess that every targa panel will be shaped and trimmed slightly differently to fit individually. The cost of making the targa panels in carbon-fibre is not to be underestimated either!!
I hope that this helps. Tony

[anonymous-user]

This has got me wondering - could a T350C be converted into a full convertible like a Tamora? I've always thought the T350C prettier than the Tam (don't flame - just my opinion) but have a hankering for a convertible...

[garyf]

Are they not beavering away at the factory making a T350 convertible - at least as a design excercise to see if it's worth putting into the current lineup?

Thought I'd read some 'scoop' about that.

Gary.

[madbadger]

Sounds like you should swap cars with neil.b.

[VYT]

fatbutt said:

This has got me wondering - could a T350C be converted into a full convertible like a Tamora? I've always thought the T350C prettier than the Tam (don't flame - just my opinion) but have a hankering for a convertible...

T350 has a full roll cage like the Cerby. It would look like a Tuscan racer! I sold the Cerby and bought a T350T to get as close to a convertible as possible while stll keeping the full cage which is a prerequisite from the better half.

[anonymous-user]

Good point - forgot about that!

[anonymous-user]

VYT - just read your profile: any problems with running a T350 in OZ? I was recently chasing oil jobs in Perth and probably the only thing against the idea was that I'd have to leave my P&J in the UK.

[stag]

Targas are too noisey

[Jamassey]

stag said:

Targas are too noisey

I have a targa, i don't think it's too noisy.