I was asked about what I used for the weatherstrip and such used when I put T-tops on my car.

The big one of course is the door/T-top weatherstrip. Multiple threads here say you can use those from a Mustang; I ended up using

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-54...Top-Weatherstrip-Kit

what they list as 10/83 through '86. It is long by the lower front window corner, if memory serves, so a very sharp razor blade and contact cement are required.

The locks can sometimes be had as for Firebirds, can be spendy, but they're just a cylinder lock as you'd find on a cabinet with sliding glass doors. I bought these on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/p...n_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

There's a straight weatherstrip across the top that is P-shaped, not the one above. This goes all the way across the front. I believe I used this one

https://www.mcmaster.com/1142A11/

I was lucky enough to get a setup with the parts mostly intact, but some of the plastic bits, like those that go into the car where the T-top rods snap in, are sized such that it's possible to 3D-print them. I think. There's problems with that idea:

• You'd need a printer or know somebody with one
  
• The parts are stupidly shaped, so the measurement/design is difficult
  
• I found that the holes and notches and such needed to be moved/adjusted to make everything fit properly

I might be able to do an OpenSCAD design for the things, haven't really looked, but you can see I had to Dremel a new hole like 1/4" over for the T-Top pin. That meant printing a new socket for that tube, on the inside. See upper right in image below, the black top-hat looking bit. The white rectangles are styrene sheet glued in as patches as the front as cracked, so Dremel the end of the crack to keep it from spreading, put the white sheet on the back, then plastic filler, sand, primer, paint.

Anyway, the parts would have to be a parametric design specific to your car. (Don't we love old vehicles? =)) My buddy describes 3D printing as "an iterative process", ie try this, it doesn't work, yeet it, try slightly different, yeet that, lather, rinse, repeat.

HTH.

-- A

[This message has been edited by dremu (edited 10-09-2024).]

Thanks dremu.

Thanks for the write up and sources of the parts.

The end caps can be bought from : http://camelhmpz.com/Fiero-Parts.php

quote Originally posted by Mickey_Moose: Thanks for the write up and sources of the parts. The end caps can be bought from : http://camelhmpz.com/Fiero-Parts.php

Ah sweet. Now that you mention it, I think I saw those when I was doing mine, and thought "I'll just fix mine, how hard can it be?"oh.



And as you see above it was ... not simple. Worked out just fine, eventually. As mentioned, though, you gotta adjust your T-Top rod Just So.

-- A

someone was making metal pin inserts that made a huge difference for fitment. Caps i think that one individual is not making them anymore i could be wrong. I have been asked to make some but its very low on my priority list.