Yeah it runs like a champ, well ran like a champ, either way i believe most the mk3's reside in cali so im just another turbo auto here
To targa or not to targa?
- Thread starter Blackmk3
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TARGA!!!!
Oh man, its actually really funny. When I first got it and first took the targa off, it took me 10 minutes and then I went for a drive on a windy, bumpy road. I thought, what the hell, 20 minutes total time just to make it so I have chassis flex like hell? So, I went out and bought a subwoofer, and made a cut out in my trunk and put it right in the way of the targa holder in teh trunk. Well, I never ended up wiring it (amp was bad, guy who sold it loed, so I spent my money on a new amp). Over the summer, I commuted 4 days a week to classes across the bay. I had my top off EVERY DAY. I would literally fly over the Dumbarton Bridge, over the Bay, at 100 miles an hour, sun shining on me, techno music blaring (yes you hafta have techno for speeding over teh bay, just a special feeling). Honestly, even when I felt shitty, I couldn't help smiling. I even shouted and threw my hands up into the wind a few days, just sort of sitting there enjoying life. It was seriously a great strees reliever. Needless to say the sub is sitting in my room right now...
I now am going to get a new box made for the sub, because I can't live without it. I use it tons. The weather in CA is perfect for it, so I can use it most of the year I'm thinking. And yeah, girls are a lot more interested in the car when they find out the top comes off
/targa love story
Oh man, its actually really funny. When I first got it and first took the targa off, it took me 10 minutes and then I went for a drive on a windy, bumpy road. I thought, what the hell, 20 minutes total time just to make it so I have chassis flex like hell? So, I went out and bought a subwoofer, and made a cut out in my trunk and put it right in the way of the targa holder in teh trunk. Well, I never ended up wiring it (amp was bad, guy who sold it loed, so I spent my money on a new amp). Over the summer, I commuted 4 days a week to classes across the bay. I had my top off EVERY DAY. I would literally fly over the Dumbarton Bridge, over the Bay, at 100 miles an hour, sun shining on me, techno music blaring (yes you hafta have techno for speeding over teh bay, just a special feeling). Honestly, even when I felt shitty, I couldn't help smiling. I even shouted and threw my hands up into the wind a few days, just sort of sitting there enjoying life. It was seriously a great strees reliever. Needless to say the sub is sitting in my room right now...
I now am going to get a new box made for the sub, because I can't live without it. I use it tons. The weather in CA is perfect for it, so I can use it most of the year I'm thinking. And yeah, girls are a lot more interested in the car when they find out the top comes off
/targa love story
I have owned a hardtop. It was my first. Now I have a targa 'cause that's what I wanted. Not much of a profiler but I do like having that top off and so does Wifey and my kids. Bought the car in May and never once did I use the AC over the summer. Didn't work anyway lol.
Yeah there is body flex but so does a newer Saab convertible! Remove the roof of any vechicle and it will flex more than a hardtop, its inherent with the design.
That open air feeling just does something that is just intoxicating like ChadMKIII describes. Natural High. Targa, Targa, Targa thats whuts up........or off.
Locks in the wind, packin plenty a boost....... I'm out!
Yeah there is body flex but so does a newer Saab convertible! Remove the roof of any vechicle and it will flex more than a hardtop, its inherent with the design.
That open air feeling just does something that is just intoxicating like ChadMKIII describes. Natural High. Targa, Targa, Targa thats whuts up........or off.
Locks in the wind, packin plenty a boost....... I'm out!
The only thing chicks dig more than a Supra is a Supra that can go topless
And we all know that topless is better in almost all situations
Targa FTMFW! :icon_bigg
And we all know that topless is better in almost all situations
Targa FTMFW! :icon_bigg
Turbo. Targa. Life.
SupraMania Shirt Slinger!
I know all about Missouri weather...so fuggin unpredictable.1989MKIII said:
IJ said:Northstar24 said:
If you can ignore the Weight, Leaks, and lack of Rigidity that is
If Australian topless women are fat, leaky and limp...then I'm not sure I wan't to go to Australia anymore...
I think that if you have a Mk3...have a Targa. It sets it apart from so many other sports cars. From a sports car point of view...convertibles are gay/womanly, hardtops are just common...targa's are sick. The car also "feels" lighter and smaller with the targa out. I take it out every chance I get...
IJ. said:
Turbo. Targa. Life. said:If Australian topless women are fat, leaky and limp...then I'm not sure I wan't to go to Australia anymore...
Priceless!
My Supra is definitely a street car, so the whole rigidity thing isnt that big of an issue, and my targa doesnt leak
And we all know the Supra was big boned......nothing that a few choice bolt on's cant take care of
And if thats the way your women are in Australia IJ.....I truly feel for you :nono:
And we all know the Supra was big boned......nothing that a few choice bolt on's cant take care of
And if thats the way your women are in Australia IJ.....I truly feel for you :nono:
Boost Lee said:
Whuts not to luv?:icon_bigg some guys consider themselves ass men some consider themselves as a tit man. Either way u can't go wrong!:biglaugh:
I use a B&D cordless ratchet with a 6mm hex tip. I can take the targa off or put it on in 30 seconds! With front, middle, and rear chassis bar braces the flex is very minimal. Just a bit of occasional shimmy. My targa has been out all summer and it is SO worth it. I originally wanted a sunroof and thought I'd never use the targa, but it is better. (Apparently Mk3 sunroofs only open 1/2 way!)