convertable conversions

[silverdog]

Im wondering what kind of kits or plans there are to make a convertable z car or info from other peoples experience with making a convertable. Along with that is there any problems with weaking the strcture of the car?

thanks for any help

[hls30.com]

www.reactionresearch.com

Mr. Washington has great stuf, and he fully addresses strengthening the car whe chopping the top!

Will

[2fiddyz]

I have personally cut at least a dozen Z cars. I would dare to say I am the one that first gave John the idea to cut teh top off of a Z car. Its pretty easy all the early ones I got the idea from were the HOUSE OF Z conversions they looked great, I saw them in HOT ROD magazine and maybe a Car and Driver. Those articles covered the conversion pretty good. You basiacally cut the windsheild at the support behind the windsheild bout 2.5 inches back. Then cut the hatch out an inch or 2 above the feature line, then took the rear window out and cut 14 inches out of the window length and welded it back together, both the hatch and the outer rail. Its easier to do this 14 inch removal as one of the first cuts on the whole car that way the stuff isnt flopping around on the ground withthe sawsall. Go to the junk yard and find a similarly sloping roof (I seem to remember a Mustang 2 working pretty good) and bring home the whole roof and reskin the entire rear hatch with the old mustang roof. I have lots of old photos, just none of them scanned. For frome support my early cars used 3/16 wall 3x3inch box steal cut it down the center to make 2 C-channels and those fit over the original frame rails froom front suspension to rear subframe support. This seemd to work OK but definately could use some more support. If you guys see John floating around on this board tell him to PM me.

Thanks

Andy Z

[sblake01]

John? John who?

[MikeW]

John Washington:

http://www.reactionresearch.com/rrhistory.html

[sblake01]

Thanks, Mike W. I just wasn't thinking 'outside the box' as they say since there was no John in the thread and I didn't open Will's link.:stupid:

[Go240Zags]

www.reactionresearch.com

Mr. Washington has great stuf, and he fully addresses strengthening the car whe chopping the top!

Will

I really like the looks of the Daytona, seems like a good use for a ZX.