[Z06] photoshop help needed!
04-03-2005, 01:11 AM
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photoshop help needed!
I love the new c6 z06 and I am interested in getting caravaggio to chop it into a vert.. I understand this is not an easy request. Doesnt hurt to ask 
I'm not "the" photoshop dude. What can I say.
thanks 
04-03-2005, 06:41 AM
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Have you been reading the threads and what GM says about the AL frame and a vert? GM said just to make the car a targa they would have to add 44lbs of bracing, I wonder what would have to be added if the roll hoop was gone too!? The C5 Z06 was extra stiff not because of the fixed roof, but because the frame stiffeners from the vert were added, and that was a steel frame car. Just FYI.
04-03-2005, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CPT Z06
Have you been reading the threads and what GM says about the AL frame and a vert? GM said just to make the car a targa they would have to add 44lbs of bracing, I wonder what would have to be added if the roll hoop was gone too!? The C5 Z06 was extra stiff not because of the fixed roof, but because the frame stiffeners from the vert were added, and that was a steel frame car. Just FYI.
04-03-2005, 06:14 PM
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The C5 did have extra bracing for the vert, those braces were added to the C5 Z06. The mag frame that is bolted in place weighs a lot less than 44lbs, and there is no telling, if at all, how much bracing would be need if the hoop were gone. Probably some type of hoop would still have to exist, plus the bracing. Do a search, there are lots of threads discussing this.
04-04-2005, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by CPT Z06
The C5 did have extra bracing for the vert, those braces were added to the C5 Z06. The mag frame that is bolted in place weighs a lot less than 44lbs, and there is no telling, if at all, how much bracing would be need if the hoop were gone. Probably some type of hoop would still have to exist, plus the bracing. Do a search, there are lots of threads discussing this.
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04-04-2005, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by runamuk
The extra bracing that you refer to is a steel tube which is glued to fiberglass supports that are glued to the fiberglass wheel tubs and the only thing it supports is the area where the forward edge of the trunk lid meet the trailing edge of the tonneau cover or roof panel.
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04-23-2005, 06:24 PM
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Looks good to me! Jim Hall......is that THE man of HallTech Intake fame?
04-24-2005, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 03QuicksilverZ06
Thanks for that info, I know the c5 did not need any bracing to be chopped. Even the new z06 does need bracing I wonder how much the roof and the hatch glass would weigh, and if removing the window and roof would offset any weight difference.. thanx
the car is NOT designed to have the roof cut off
Think back to the muscle car days with unibody cars and torque monster motors.. you snap the clutch just right and you'll have a twisted frame.
