hardtop to t-top? could it be done?

[topgearnsx]

hi, i am seraching for an nsx and i really want to get a t top. but it cost like 10k more. i was wondering if i can cut the hardtop to make it t top? anybody member in here done it before? how about cost, windnosie and will anybody notice the different?

 

[lollolboy]

I bet it's possible since few converted their hardtop into vert...
but I think it might be more expensive and time consuming to make it into coupe to targa. Why not consider 95? I don't think 95 will be that expensive compare to 91 coupe...:redface:

 

[Ojas]

Don't do it. You're better off getting the NSX-T. It's 2006 and the incremental cost to go from 1991-1994 NSX to 1995-1996 NSX-T is much smaller than the cost to do the hackjob + depreciation of an otherwise fine hardtop. The hacked NSX won't have the structural reinforcements a real NSX-T has, either.

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74527
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27735
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18470

 

[topgearnsx]

I bet it's possible since few converted their hardtop into vert...
but I think it might be more expensive and time consuming to make it into coupe to targa. Why not consider 95? I don't think 95 will be that expensive compare to 91 coupe...:redface:

i couple find a 91 for $22-23k coupe if i look very hard. but the targa from 95/96 are about $32-36k. i tought if i convert a coupe to targa would be somewhere around 1-3k.

 

[topgearnsx]

Don't do it. You're better off getting the NSX-T. It's 2006 and the incremental cost to go from 1991-1994 NSX to 1995-1996 NSX-T is much smaller than the cost to do the hackjob + depreciation of an otherwise fine hardtop. The hacked NSX won't have the structural reinforcements a real NSX-T has, either.

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74527
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27735
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18470

oh, i didn't thought of that, you are right. but had anybody in here that done it? i want to hear some opinion from them. again, thanks for all the reply!

 

[ediddynsx]

Please don't mess up a coupe by doing that.....buy a t-top if you really want one......if you don't have the money now just keep saving until you have it for the t-top.

 

[DV8]

Please don't mess up a coupe by doing that.....buy a t-top if you really want one......if you don't have the money now just keep saving until you have it for the t-top.

Absolutely.

 

[topgearnsx]

Please don't mess up a coupe by doing that.....buy a t-top if you really want one......if you don't have the money now just keep saving until you have it for the t-top.

thank you, i will take your advice. but i think targa looks like a totally different car. i am not sure if $10 is worthy tho.

 

[Jin1976]

There is advantage to having hardtop than targa. Don't mess with the car. :smile:

 

[Hugh]

Not only will you ruin the structural integrity of a coupe by converting it into a targa, you'll kill the resale value. It would probably cost more to do the conversion than the difference in price anyway. At least to get a job that was factory quality.

 

[topgearnsx]

Not only will you ruin the structural integrity of a coupe by converting it into a targa, you'll kill the resale value. It would probably cost more to do the conversion than the difference in price anyway. At least to get a job that was factory quality.

i guess that's not a very too idea after all. thanks your all

 

[rickysals]

i couple find a 91 for $22-23k coupe if i look very hard. but the targa from 95/96 are about $32-36k. i tought if i convert a coupe to targa would be somewhere around 1-3k.

$1,000 - $3,000??

yea, sure. Maybe for the repaint of the top alone. To do it correctly, you should remove the entire top structure and replace it with the parts from a targa... sort of the reverse procedure that a member did a while back (02+ Targa --> Coupe). You can't just take a hacksaw and cut the roof off.

Also, $22,000 NSX's might not even be worth buying. A worthy 91-94 should be atleast $28K, with most good examples nicking the low 30's. The 95-96 is not much more than that, because alot of people who want a targa just move to the 97+ cars. The 95-6 is a nice year to buy if you want the targa but don't have $40,000.

Save your money... buy a targa... or else you'll put $35,000 (car+the work) into a car that you can resell for $17000 (because it's butchered). I'd rather spend $32,000 on a 95 and have a car worth $32,000.

 

[darknezz_ghost]

save the coupe for people who wants to track it.. and get a nsx-t instead..

 

[rasir_x]

heres the parts, but i wouldn't do it. it changes the cars handling drastically especially at high speeds. seen it done wouldn't do it. I bet it would cost you 10k total to do it and you still wouldn't have the structural support.

http://downforce.biz/cart/product.php?productid=16259&cat=272&page=3