FTO Targa Top?

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FTO Targa Top?

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Somebody asked me if the FTO ever same out as a targa top. Having looked around the car and the roof, I reckon it would look f**king awesome as a targa top. Having the roof cut just where the indent in the roof goes straight up the middle and having it come off as two pieces, like a Nissan Exa.

Being different to a sun roof where you have to cut a bit hole in the middle of it, would it be easier to move the structual support of the car to run down the middle?

Just throwing ideas around here guys.
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Would kill all the handling.
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would look awesome, too...
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I can recall a UK member was working on a soft top FTO about a year ago.
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thats a cool rebuild,love EVO engine be sweet,
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And it's looking like it will be AWD too :twisted:
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omg targa top, i think fto's with a fully open sunroof looks hotness! but im interested to see a targa top fto! that one with the evo motor , roadster style doesn't look too bad!

It will also completely eliminate roof rust problems :lol:
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i'm not talking about a roadster, something like the nissan exa where you can remove the roof pannels and then put them back on at a later date. would be fkn awesome!
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short answer is no, they have never come out with a targa top. Never seen one done either...

would look awful in my opinion, based on the aero top supra... :spew:
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I dunno.. I like the look of the GTO targa top

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Quick paintshop and google and wellah ... i wouldn't like it tbh. I don't mind the GTO/Supra though
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spency wrote:i'm not talking about a roadster, something like the nissan exa where you can remove the roof pannels and then put them back on at a later date. would be fkn awesome!
TBH, I had thought about......... For about 30 seconds until I remembered how much of a pain in the ass it was to remove those f**ken things on the exa I owned. SUNROOF FTW

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there hot like that,,
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I8A4RE wrote: EDIT: oh and LMFAO @ kustom's photochop. bahahahahahahaha
:D It was at like 4am... Give me a break
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i thought it was amazing

funniest thing ive seen today
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:) atleast someone around here respects my very lame efforts :P
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i thought id follow kustoms photoshop style and show everyone what it will look like with scissor doors

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:lol: loled
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You forgot to lower, tint the windows, remove rear spoiler, and big bore exhaust

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