Ovrclck350

Hey, I had talked to Dirk a while back about a Convertible/TTOP board for specific vert and TTop questions. He seemed halfway interested in it, but we dropped the discussion.

I'm just curious if there's still a possibility on that, ESPECIALLY at least for the convertibles.

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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I recall Dirk being against it. It's something you could discuss on the B/I or H/R boards.

Ovrclck350

problem is a lot of the convertible guys don't go in there because they don't think to....

robertg

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i'm in favor of a convertible board. mainly due to a lot of parts being specific to the convertible models.

also, i'm looking to purchase a convertible eventually. i'd like to come here to find my information on such a car. i'd hate to be forced to go somewhere else to find information.

Ovrclck350

That's what I'm saying, a lot of vert specific questions get skipped over in the other boards, becaues not all the vert owners go there.

Ragtop89

I've brought this up once or twice.
I'd love to see a vert board.
Considering the differences between ragtop and hardtop interiors and exteriors I'd think we'd have a separate board for verts.

Verts are the redheaded step-children of the TGO family.

I would love to see a vert/t-top board on TGO.

fredo92

I would definitely be interested in a vert board....they are different enough to need one.

Willie

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I will personally speak with Dirk in the weeks to come. I'll try to schedule lunch with him and a few other car buddies for 1/23.

MrDude_1

i think its a great idea too.....

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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If more interest is showed in this it might happen. But it would be a trial board at first to see how it goes.

FLYNLOW92rs

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I think it's a good idea....

Would be usefull to organize all the members to one board....

Although a T-Top board IMO is overkill....

88 WS6 TransAm GTA

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Yup, thats definatley a good idea. As it does get fairl hard to search for vert info, it all being contained in one place would make things alot better!

Speedgraphic

It would be GREAT to have a VERT section. I've been real lucky in finding info I needed here on TGO or finding people with verts who could answer questions - but I've had to look very hard at times to find those answers...

REDRAGTOPRS

:hail: I Would Love to see a convertible section started, since pretty much every other feature has it's own section except dagum verts. Verts are completely diferent than hardtops in more ways than I could ever describe, and should get their own section for us vert owners to also feel at home here. I would frequent this board a lot if this vert. section were ever started.

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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I don't really think T-Tops should go with it though?!

nikh23

def verts section!!! But i know this has been brought up before and it was always just pointed out that the history board was the unofficial board for verts anyways so who knows what'll happen this time around

MetalliCamaroRS

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I don't own a convertable, but I think a 'vert board would be a good idea. I agree that t-tops would be a bit of a stretch though.

CHCKLS

Vert board sounds good, would be better to include the T-top cars as well IMO.

underdave

another vote for a vert board

FSTFBDY

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Deff. a Vert section. Parts are unique for em.

T-tops/hardtops are 99% the same. only diff is a headliner and the tops and a-pillar plastics basically.

Topless91RS

I would love to have a vert board. I know I have done a search many times trying to find info that maybe others have done to fix certain things. Having that info in one spot would be great!!

MrDude_1

heh, i can already think of 8 or 9 vert specific topics, and questions that people commonly ask.... i know i had a heck of a time scrounging around the answers myself...... and i still have some questions..

ChevyKen

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My vote definitely goes for a Vert board as well!
I hope to see it happening.


Ken

iroc22

I don't see what's so special in owning the vert. Anything related to mechanical on the top can be covered in the Tech/General section and anything related to parts sourcing specific to the verts can be covered in the History section. I just don't see a need for a new board. And yes I owned a vert for 3 years while being a member here.

Ovrclck350

There's nothing special about owning a vert, it's just that the limited knowledge on them makes getting an answer particularly different. Have you ever tried getting an answer on something vert specific? Most people have no clue. Everyone has their own favorite section of the board they browse, so the *few* (compared to others) vert owners on this board are spread out and often miss questions they may know the answer to.

nikh23

also provides a place for the answers to be compiled. Vert questions are posted all over the boards in a bunch of different sections, this allows for more organization and avoids repeats IMO

Speedgraphic

He's right. If there were a place for Vert questions you would have a much greater chance of having a Vert person encounter the question and answer. Additionally, it would be easier to find the info that you need.

Here is my challenge to you: - It's not an impossible task, but just for grins and giggles - Suppose you have a problem with your electric Top release. Try to find the information.

I had this problem. I had difficulty in finding information on this on this board. I later solved the problem with info from another source and after solving the problem I Finally found a thread on this board that dealt with the subject. The Thread that I found had not been added to in 29 Months and the small detail that I needed was not on that thread. I added what I had found to the thread in case somebody else had the same problem in the future, but they are still going to have the same trouble even finding the thread that I did.

I still think it is worth doing. You obviously have a group of interested vert owners who after posting here have a vested interest in seeing it do well. You could, I am sure be assured that the 'vert guys will have that section as one of their primary destinations whenever checking the Boards. It would certainly make it easier to get answers to 'vert specific questions and there is enough diffrent about the cars that it warrants it.

Are you going to make the Vert Owners the Redheaded Stepchildren of Redheaded Stepchildren?

Ragtop89

Now those are the kind of responses I was hoping for!

If you guys know any other vert owners PLEASE point them towards this thread.

Overspendin'

Hell Yeah!

Ragtop89

Sweet vert.
Looks like my first camaro.
But this doesn't need to become a "pic post" thread.
We're here to lobby for our own board to share info and ideas.
There will be enough time to post badass pics once Dirk hooks us up.

MrDude_1

heh, part of the problem is, we have specific parts of the chassis, electrical system, exterior body and interior, plus the entire folding top thats diffrent.... plus the inherant problems that all verts have....

that makes everything spread very thin all over the board.. its hard (if not impossible) to find specific info.

lonsal

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As a sponsor of this web site, fellow ASC F-Body convertible enthusiast and aftermarket parts manufacturer I feel compelled to weigh in on this topic.

It would sure simplify my life if we had a board dedicated to the ASC F-Body convertibles. Hopefully it would cut down on the e-mail questions I get at TDS. Questions I've been getting and answering about convertibles fall into 3 categories:

1) "Do you convert coupes to convertibles or know of someone that does?" No, no and IMO you shouldn't consider the project. I have a laundry list of reasons why you shouldn't convert your "pristine" F-Body coupe into a convertible. It would sure be a help to be able to post it once as a sticky and not have to answer it repeatedly.

2) "Do you sell or know where I can get "XYZ" part for my convertible" I try to direct people to any sources I'm aware of. We as 'vert owners need to create a list of sources for new parts. Unfortunately currently I believe it's going to be a short list. As more aftermarket sources for parts become available (fingers crossed) we as a group of fellow thirdgen convertible enthusiasts would be able to direct other 'vert owners to them and discuss the quality/fitment of these new parts.

3) General questions regarding how to solve common problems we 'Vert owners encounter.

A convertible specific forum would be the perfect place to discuss and hopefully resolve these questions. Therefore I submit my vote for such a forum on TGO. That would be my first choice. But if ******* chat with Dirk doesn’t go as we’d hoped, I’ll have an alternative solution to propose. Bottom line; a message board to discuss the ASC F-Body convertibles will exist soon, if not here, then somewhere else.

Thanks,

Lon Salgren
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Ovrclck350

Well said, but you bring up another interesting point. As if it isn't hard enough to find an answer to a question concerning ASC Verts, think of all the ones with the others. While I'm not saying a Convertible section will guarantee an answer for them, it would highly increase their chances for having someone see their question who may know the answer.

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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OK people. I've decided to set it up as a trial board. If it doesn't get used enough we probably won't keep it though, but I think it'll probably get a good amount of use since we seem to have some decent interest. I don't think it makes sense to include T-Tops.

Lonsol, would you want to Mod it? What about you Willie?

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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I'll add you two for now, any changes can be made later if needed.

Ovrclck350

Thanks, I'm sure it'll get lotsa use when people notice it's there.


Summer's coming up and the verts are about to be back out (for those who actually are fortunate enough to have another car)

Speedgraphic

THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU!


Thankyou for setting up the VERT board - even on a trial basis...

I know to make it work we have to participate. That's no problem.

There is already a bit of content on the site that is VERT specific. Is there any way we can identify those threads and have the moderators move it into the VERT Section?

Here is an example that would apply: https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=67360

If there were a mechanism for us to notify the moderators of these posts it would not be too hard for us to do a search on our own posts to identify VERT Specific stuff to be moved...

What do you think?

Speedy

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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I moved that one. PM or E-Mail the Mods on the specific board or boards to move the posts if needed.

Ovrclck350

If they end up not wanting it, I'll take it.

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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So far no complaints.

Ovrclck350

Didn't think there would be, just offering in case

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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I gotta say that the Convertible Board is really slow. Not sure it's worth it guys.

Speedgraphic

The Vert board has only been up for a short period of time. It is still probable that many vert owners that used to come here for info still don't know it is here.

I don't go to the other fbody sites much. This one has mostly met my needs. Perhaps we need to go to those other sites and put out the word that the vert board exists here...

I think that you cn do a quick look around and see that there have been several problems that people have had that have been solved quickly with the board. Some of those problems have existed for years without a resolution. The owners of these problems have been on our site and not found a resolution and in some cases have posted a question but not recieved an answer. Without the vert board vert specific problems get lost in the shuffle and become hard to find.

With the vert board, vert specific information is easier to find and Vert specific questions are posted in an area where vert people are most likely to see them.

What does it cost to have the vert section?

Speedgraphic

As of this time the Convertible Forum contains 54 Threads and 602 posts. That is over the course of - FIFTEEN days.

One thing you have to consider is that it is still WINTER. I'd be willing to bet that most VERT owners have their cars put up under shelter and are waiting for the snow to melt... With warmer weather you will see quite a bit more activity...

I believe that if you look at the posters that are up right now on the vert boards you will find that most of them are in warmer climates. I live in south Georgia. I had the top down twice this past week. There are Vert people in the Northeast and the Midwest who are dealing with significant snow accumulation. Not exactly vert weather!

I respectfully request that you leave the board up until the snow melts. If it doesn't make sense to have it at that time then get rid of it. Right now most vert people just aren't doing much with their cars because of the weather and the time of year. When these cars start coming out of storage there will be problems and there will be activity.

Speedgraphic

IROCZTWENTYGR8, or whomever is moderating.

It may be that some of the guys who responded above were not still subscribed to this thread. I have noticed that sometimes you get un-subscribed from a thread despite not having actually clicked the links to do so...

----------PLEASE move this post to the VERT board so that people there have a greater chance of seeing that our forum is in danger.

Thanks
Speedy

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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Alot of those posts were also moved there from other boards BTW. It's "trial time" isn't up yet, but we want to see alot of use like the other Tech Boards get, that's what I'm saying.

Speedgraphic

I'm sure you will see a lot more traffic here when the weather warms up a bit and people start getting these cars ready to take to the streets...