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Old 06-22-2013, 03:39 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by DGthe3 View Post
And this is somehow different from the last 60 or so years?
The Corvette is built around a space frame, not a unibody. As such, it fairly easy to remove any and all structural elements from the roof area & still end up with a rigid car, a structural roof would help but its not critical. The unibody of the Camaro acts kinda like one big tube. You can't remove a section without substantially re-inforcing the rest of the car (unless you like having the car bend & twist & flex, in which case it doesn't matter).
I've been wondering why we don't get a targa top. Nice explanation. I would have paid for the option though.
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