Yes there will be some mounting holes underneath there also may be a little surface rust as well from water getting under the band if you are careful taking it off it is a very sellable item, even if you break a piece or 2 I know where there are a couple of spare pieces.

As to if someone made a true targa Rx7 that would be petty enterprizes back in 79-80 time frame there were ads for it and write ups in the old rotary rocket magazine. that would be a true TARGA 7

 

Haven't seen any targas around but we do have a few soft top convertibles here in Oz.




Plus an old pic with the roof on

 

my 83 limited
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here is my 79

 

Your car looks nice bo, I like your wheels and the disks poking through. I think I perfer the body molding to contrast the body color but that's a personal thing. She looks good! Is the interior black or red?

 

here is a close up

 

i had those same stainless steel panels.. was that a factory option.. i took them off, my door was rusting behind them. i liked them, then sometimes i didnt. your car looks great tho

 

Is that a 110MM X 8 bolt pattern? Looks like you just used every other mounting hole.

 

i have the GSL SE complete suspension. brakes and rear end 4X114.3 bolt pattern

 

I've got some 3 piece panasport racing rims that are done the same way they have both the standard 12a pattern then the alternate holes are the GSL-SE pattern i would have prefered them with only one set of holes but when you are swapping suspension and rear end components makes rim selection really easy

 

My 84 SE

 

does anyone have any of the side emblems laying around for the targa strip? ive decided to keep mine on but im missing one and the other is kinda shoddy. i think they just pop into it with some pins into some small holes. if i cant find any to replace them its coming off

 

Thread dead for 9 years?? Oh well, post anyway!

These pics don't show it off very well but...
My 1985 RX-7 with that Targa-7 top. I'm very fond of this little car. Getting her tinted tomorrow.

 

would you sell it? if so cnegron@mynationalins.com

 

Hi all,
Here in Europe we didn't receive any RX-7's with the Targa band option, but I have created my own Targa version. worked on this conversion (including complete restoration) for seven years, from 2007 until 2014.

these first pictures were made shortly after finishing the car, when I got interviewed for an article in a classic car magazine


one of the many headaches: fabricating some rubber seals around the fiberglass inlay

locking mechanisms of a Nissan 100NX used. the window now slides between the newly fabricated support on the door

a very creative nephew of mine, fabricated these stickers for me, based on the decals of your targaband models. very large, but not too obvious

his father is very handy with 1:43 models so he converted my right-hand drive Ebbro model to left hand drive, added the rear spoiler, changed windhield wipers, indicators, rear lenses, mirrors, rims etc, not to mention the miniature decals! to make it exactly like mine

 

Very nice car!
Where are you in the Netherlands?
I am quite often around Arnhem for work.

I would be interested to know more about the transformation made to this car.

 

That targa top conversion looks to be VERY well done! The whole car looks great! When the top is not bolted in place, do you notice and loss in body rigidity? When going over bumps or train tracks, does the interior creaking or do you notice any body flex?

 

Very cool!

 

Where there is a will, there's a way, well-done!

 

Arnhem is quite near where I live, less then 1 hour drive to the south, near the A73 between Boxmeer and Venlo

 

the top surely adds to the rigidity. although I have added a lot of structural components to the underside of the car, you really can feel it flex when passing diagonal humps when the roof is open. speedbumps, where both wheels are lifted at the same time, are no problem. But when the wheels from one axle are not moving in sync, you can feel some torsion. no worrying noises from the interior though.
when the top is in place, the car feels exactly like it did before the conversion.

 

thank you very much!

 

thank you. since I have owned my first RX-7 at age 24, I have always dreamed about this conversion.
and it was very cool to be able to realize this dream at a later stage in life

 

Very nice. Love to see pics with the top on and of just the top as well. It looks very well done.