Is there a hard top kit for my '91 RX7?
03-05-07, 04:17 PM
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there have been some people that have made them by molding fiberglass top from the stock soft top. really ugly IMO but besides that no options but soft top.
03-05-07, 04:31 PM
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I would like to see someone produce a quality hardtop for the Vert. If done right, it could become a huge hit. Which in turn would make it suck again. Hmmm. 
03-06-07, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 13b4me
I would like to see someone produce a quality hardtop for the Vert. If done right, it could become a huge hit. Which in turn would make it suck again. Hmmm.
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03-06-07, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 88turbotime
A female, huh? Go to the lounge and post pics of yourself.
But seriously no, i dont think there is one.
But seriously no, i dont think there is one.
Welcome Amy! You should post pictures OF YOUR CAR in the picture thread at the top of this section. Don't get scared off by the sausage fest.
03-06-07, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by micaheli
Don't get scared off by the sausage fest.
Only Vert hard tops that have ever been done have been one off custom jobs. They didn't look all that good either.
03-06-07, 02:07 PM
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I've seen the one with the vents and "Fiero-esque" sides. Forgot who made it though. That's not what I mean. I mean having a slightly curved back window that's recessed a bit. Kinda like an El Camino, not to sound redneck or anything. 
03-06-07, 09:42 PM
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There is a thread or two every spring on this...
At least on the thread a couple of weeks ago there were pics that pretty much shut everyone up with the 'Oh, that would be so cool!' nonsense. Fugley is as fugley does.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...48#post6660948
I honestly never understood why anyone wants to put a hard top on the only convertible on earth that has a... hard top. It's a convertible, people. And it already has a hard top.
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...13&postcount=7
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...48#post6660948
I honestly never understood why anyone wants to put a hard top on the only convertible on earth that has a... hard top. It's a convertible, people. And it already has a hard top.
https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...13&postcount=7
Originally Posted by Andrew89GTU
yeah WTF you guys..... it's a ******* convertible.... you don't buy a convertible so you can make it a hardtop. you buy a convertible because it's CONVERTIBLE. that's the only advantage (seeing as how the 'verts are heavier than coupe's)
anyways.... just my $.02
-Andrew- :-D
anyways.... just my $.02
-Andrew- :-D
03-06-07, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jackhild59
I honestly never understood why anyone wants to put a hard top on the only convertible on earth that has a... hard top. It's a convertible, people. And it already has a hard top.
03-07-07, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by micaheli
The same reason people with Jeep Wranglers buy hardtops instead of soft tops. You can still take it off in the summer and drive around topless, but you can throw it on in the winter to block out road noise, moisture, and burglary. Hard tops are also easier to maintain and last longer. I think there are definate benefits to having one. The question is could somebody DIY one that was good enough to have those benefits.
03-07-07, 07:33 PM
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Having not owned a convertible for like 8 years (I live in oregon.. there's no point... unless there were hard tops)... I can't really tell what the seal areas look like... but, considering the top is a frame, probably tube frame... and the targa top which I'm not sure what that is made of... but.. When you shut the doors, everything flexes. If the seals wear out, it leaks sooner. On a coupe, nothing flexes, so the seals don't have to be as-new for everything to seal. Coupe's doors DO leak eventually... it just takes longer because of the lower tolerances needed.
If the top didn't flex, like a hard top wouldn't, I would imagine the seals on the door frames would seal TONS better.
You could also have a bigger rear window.... with defroster (I can't remember if the verts had defrosters in theirs)
If the top didn't flex, like a hard top wouldn't, I would imagine the seals on the door frames would seal TONS better.
You could also have a bigger rear window.... with defroster (I can't remember if the verts had defrosters in theirs)
03-07-07, 10:33 PM
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Yea I have an S4 vert and it has the defrosters, Mines almost 20 years old and the top is still going strong, I almost wish I had a coupe for the winters and such, but i bought a beater for the winter times and those nice days with the top down make happy with the vert..
I dont know why people would want a hard top for the vert when you could just buy a coupe......
I dont know why people would want a hard top for the vert when you could just buy a coupe......
03-07-07, 10:46 PM
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If you put tons of money into your vert.... and don't want to do it all over again with another car.. I'd say it would be a damn good option.
"Just buy a coupe" is a great option for people with enough money to do so. But, a hard top would make an already fun to drive car even more practical.
If I had a vert, I would want one. I probably couldn't afford one, but I would still want one.
"Just buy a coupe" is a great option for people with enough money to do so. But, a hard top would make an already fun to drive car even more practical.
If I had a vert, I would want one. I probably couldn't afford one, but I would still want one.
03-07-07, 10:51 PM
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Someone should make a retractable hardtop for the Vert like the Benz SL series has. That would be pimperrific, but FC owners are definately way too cheap to get something like that.