Hmm, Tristan, I guess you just ain't the guy to leave well enough alone.
Your car, your dollar.
I have mused along these lines myself, and the first thing I have to say is
you starting off with exactly the wrong year. Go back to 1966 and before
and you have body on chassis construction, not a unibody, so you will have a
much stronger structure if you lop off the roof. Go back far enough and
you'll find the four door hard tops come with the convertibles additional
'X' member already installed.
A four door parade vehicle showed up on e-bay within the last year. I
thought it was pretty well done. It had no roof at all. The roof was cut
off and a cover of some kind made for where the roof met the rear deck and
that was it. Down here in Texas, I know of several old car owners whose
vehicles have not encountered rain in decades, and I tell you what, San
Antonio just loves parades, so it even makes a weird kind of sense.
My wife and my wallet have made all the accommodations to Imperials they
ever will with just the one I have so it ain't something I'm ever going to
do.
Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tristan Moore" <v-2tmoor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:39 PM
Subject: IML: I need some detailed pictures of an Imperial convertible top,
and mechanism 67 or later prefered
> Hi guys
>
> I'm thinking of starting a really crazy hardtop to convertible project
here.
> Could someone kindly take some detailed pictures of their convertible top,
> and it's workings, also of the sides of the car, I'm trying to get some
> ideas of what the exact differences between a convertible and a 4 or 2
door
> hardtop 67 Imp are.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tristan
>
>
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