Targa top question

[Ron Jefferson]

Todays the first day I've actually put any real miles on the car. I decided to take to top out and take it for a drive. I was on a country road, paved, going to my Moms when I noticed a serious vibration through the whole car. I thought the rear end was going to fall out. I drove to a gas station about a mile a way and checked underneath and everything looked fine, no snapped frame or anything. I popped the top back in, took off, no more vibration. I pulled over at a farm took the top off, bam, shaking like crazy. Is this a common problem with targa tops? Thanks guys.

 

[Turbo Habanero]

Very normal/common on our old cars.

you can try to tighten the subframe up a bit or replace the bushings

 

[Ron Jefferson]

Good to know. Thanks man.

 

[Poodles]

Yep, they do that a bit. Loose subframe will make it even worse though.

 

[3p141592654]

Been a problem since day one off the dealer lot.

 

[#04]

I am considering adapting a diffuser from another car to bolt into the front edge of the targa location to split up the air resonance in the rear....

something the targa should have received from factory....

 

[Poodles]

You mean like the MKIV had?

 

[IndigoMKII]

I dislike my targa due to how it changes my car. I won't be taking it off again until I make a targa brace to put back in place.

 

[sylquebec]

i'm surprise anyone point a bad or old driveshaft center bering.
I had this problem and i replace it with a one piece alu drivshaft. no more vibration. Sure the flex is still there but no more constant shaking

 

[Poodles]

i'm surprise anyone point a bad or old driveshaft center bering.
I had this problem and i replace it with a one piece alu drivshaft. no more vibration. Sure the flex is still there but no more constant shaking

If it was the driveshaft it would be with and without the top on...

 

[AnubisMK3]

When I built my targa turbo I ended up fabricating a tubular fill bar i bolted in place of the targa, made it more like t-tops, after welding a few weights into the doors it all but eliminated the body sway.

 

[RazoE]

I am considering adapting a diffuser from another car to bolt into the front edge of the targa location to split up the air resonance in the rear....

something the targa should have received from factory....

You mean like the MKIV had?

The famous "eye brows." SW20 MR2s had them as well.

 

[sylquebec]

If it was the driveshaft it would be with and without the top on...

I was not able to feel it with the top on. Only with the targa off since it has more body flex.