pop top

espguitarist33 · 10-12-2009, 12:29 AM

has anybody successfully converted a hardtop to a pop top?...i think that would be so much fun i dont like T tops very much i'd rather it just topless

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-12-2009, 08:11 AM

you really want to convert a hardtop? they are pretty rare.

espguitarist33 · 10-12-2009, 12:20 PM

yea i dunno....it was just a thought really

Mr.Bryan · 10-12-2009, 01:02 PM

I'd say if you have a hard top, sell it for a premium because it's a hard top then go buy t-tops. Don't cut up something that someone else probably wants.

just my $.02

espguitarist33 · 10-12-2009, 04:13 PM

its already been silvertop swapped haha its not going anywhere

toyotaspeed90 · 10-12-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ToyotaTechGeek

you really want to convert a hardtop? they are pretty rare.

don't know about that one.....

out of my 9 or 10 mr2's I've had.... (gotta type this out to keep track...)
1st red 86 was hardtop
2nd black 87 was/is hardtop
3rd red 86 was/is sunroof
4th red85 was a hardtop
5th 86 sherwood was sunroof
6th black 86 was sunroof
7th silver 85 was hardtop
8th silver 87 is t-top
9th white 86 is hardtop

so, out of 9... 5 were hardtops (and I wasn't even looking for them). T-top didn't come out until 1987, so all of the 84's, 85's, and 86's were either sunroof or hardtop.... and there were also hardtops in 87-89.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Bryan

I'd say if you have a hard top, sell it for a premium because it's a hard top then go buy t-tops. Don't cut up something that someone else probably wants.

just my $.02

my white 86 hardtop will be cut up for sure... I can't even give the stupid thing away

mr3 · 10-12-2009, 07:10 PM

It's a mk1 it's not going to get all that much. Mk1's sit for sale for a long time before they sell. I wouldnt really reccomend doing it personally. Up at the Bear mountain run there was a girl with a mk1 with an aftermarket sunroof. It was next to an original sunroof car and you could deffinatly be known that it was aftermarket. There are some shops around that will do it. My sister's car has an aftermarket one on her car and it's held up without any leaks. I dont know if the'll be able to do a pop out one like stock though.

328FTW · 10-12-2009, 07:43 PM

If you are keen get a full top off another car cut off and reweld at the point where you cut your roof off. You need another 2 to do this but you can do them both at the same time and if you do it right no one will be able to tell it's no light task though normally reserved for cars "worth" doing it to or racecars that want a hardtop. Definately be careful doing this it is structural work and does require careful cuts.

espguitarist33 · 10-12-2009, 10:12 PM

i wouldnt do sunroof. I'd make the whole top pop off. but i cant even imagine how i'd make the lockdown mechanisms and seal it and stuff...it could be considerable if i'd seen a sucessful one though

traintech86 · 10-12-2009, 10:21 PM

imho, you should cut up a t/sun top. get a roof from someones hard top parts car. people who are into the hard tops are into them because they are better for track use. i don't think they could take another model and weld a hard top on they wouldn't get the same perormance they are after. find someone who loves 2's and really wants a hard top. i can say this but if it were my car, i'd be attached and probly would cut it off anyways haha

espguitarist33 · 10-12-2009, 10:23 PM

do the hard tops handle better or something?

traintech86 · 10-12-2009, 11:22 PM

thats what i hear, and it makes sense. the t-tops and sun roofs have extra weight up top. also the HT's are more rigid and stiff. i love my T-Top's minus the leaking tho...

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-13-2009, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toyotaspeed90

don't know about that one.....

out of my 9 or 10 mr2's I've had.... (gotta type this out to keep track...)
1st red 86 was hardtop
2nd black 87 was/is hardtop
3rd red 86 was/is sunroof
4th red85 was a hardtop
5th 86 sherwood was sunroof
6th black 86 was sunroof
7th silver 85 was hardtop
8th silver 87 is t-top
9th white 86 is hardtop

so, out of 9... 5 were hardtops (and I wasn't even looking for them). T-top didn't come out until 1987, so all of the 84's, 85's, and 86's were either sunroof or hardtop.... and there were also hardtops in 87-89.

my white 86 hardtop will be cut up for sure... I can't even give the stupid thing away

well, you ARE the expert, but around this area, i've seen maybe a handful of MkI hardtops since 1985.

toyotaspeed90 · 10-14-2009, 03:28 PM

it's simple to figure out.... the 87-89's are typically more popular and there were 3 roof choices.... the hardtop was probably less common in the later years.... the earlier years there were only 2 choices....

until someone can prove that maybe 5% of all AW11's were hardtops, they aren't rare.

**edit**

also, I'm on the west coast, where there's a high concentration of imported cars (come FOB here... then to ship across the country costs money... as you move inwards, the price of the cars go up)..... that probably plays into it as well.

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-14-2009, 03:30 PM

yeah, maybe since i live in a beach/resort area, hardtops were less desireable.

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espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	pop top has anybody successfully converted a hardtop to a pop top?...i think that would be so much fun i dont like T tops very much i'd rather it just topless

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toyotaspeed90 No Skills Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,407 Thanks: 0 Thanked 149 Times in 144 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	it's simple to figure out.... the 87-89's are typically more popular and there were 3 roof choices.... the hardtop was probably less common in the later years.... the earlier years there were only 2 choices.... until someone can prove that maybe 5% of all AW11's were hardtops, they aren't rare. edit also, I'm on the west coast, where there's a high concentration of imported cars (come FOB here... then to ship across the country costs money... as you move inwards, the price of the cars go up)..... that probably plays into it as well. Last edited by toyotaspeed90; 10-14-2009 at 03:33 PM..

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10-12-2009, 08:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
ToyotaTechGeek resident GEEK! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...boosting mid-corner Posts: 995 Thanks: 14 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	you really want to convert a hardtop? they are pretty rare.

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espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	yea i dunno....it was just a thought really

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Mr.Bryan Some Skills Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Socialist Republic of Chicagoland Posts: 92 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I'd say if you have a hard top, sell it for a premium because it's a hard top then go buy t-tops. Don't cut up something that someone else probably wants. just my $.02

10-12-2009, 04:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	its already been silvertop swapped haha its not going anywhere

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mr3 unskilled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Plymouth Mtg, Pa Posts: 2,408 Thanks: 24 Thanked 98 Times in 93 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	It's a mk1 it's not going to get all that much. Mk1's sit for sale for a long time before they sell. I wouldnt really reccomend doing it personally. Up at the Bear mountain run there was a girl with a mk1 with an aftermarket sunroof. It was next to an original sunroof car and you could deffinatly be known that it was aftermarket. There are some shops around that will do it. My sister's car has an aftermarket one on her car and it's held up without any leaks. I dont know if the'll be able to do a pop out one like stock though.

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328FTW Crazy Nasty Honey Badger Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,235 Thanks: 24 Thanked 266 Times in 239 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	If you are keen get a full top off another car cut off and reweld at the point where you cut your roof off. You need another 2 to do this but you can do them both at the same time and if you do it right no one will be able to tell it's no light task though normally reserved for cars "worth" doing it to or racecars that want a hardtop. Definately be careful doing this it is structural work and does require careful cuts.

10-12-2009, 10:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	i wouldnt do sunroof. I'd make the whole top pop off. but i cant even imagine how i'd make the lockdown mechanisms and seal it and stuff...it could be considerable if i'd seen a sucessful one though

10-12-2009, 10:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	imho, you should cut up a t/sun top. get a roof from someones hard top parts car. people who are into the hard tops are into them because they are better for track use. i don't think they could take another model and weld a hard top on they wouldn't get the same perormance they are after. find someone who loves 2's and really wants a hard top. i can say this but if it were my car, i'd be attached and probly would cut it off anyways haha

10-12-2009, 10:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	do the hard tops handle better or something?

10-12-2009, 11:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	thats what i hear, and it makes sense. the t-tops and sun roofs have extra weight up top. also the HT's are more rigid and stiff. i love my T-Top's minus the leaking tho...

10-14-2009, 03:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
ToyotaTechGeek resident GEEK! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...boosting mid-corner Posts: 995 Thanks: 14 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	yeah, maybe since i live in a beach/resort area, hardtops were less desireable.