1971 240Z RAT

L28,5sp,chopped,shaved,etc.......

This car has had the windshield and window frames lowered, and the roof line bent to follow the front down?

What was done is certainly interesting, and actually cutting a four inch(?) section horizontal section and leaning back the windshileld(it being cut to fit) would be a serious undertaking (not that this wasn't) would result in a better looking car-though filling the gap between the cowl and the windshield would go a long way in cleaning it up.

Some one spent some time and energy for a dramatic result! Doing it this way did lower the roofline while still keeping all of the ques in the right location and avoid moving/changing all of the corners-looks like the quickest way to do it-A for effort!

Gotta say the early console customization is pretty cool-fitting a Carputer?

Edited May 8, 201014 yr by hls30.com

Blasphemy

Talk about no headroom...

Mad Max, your ride is here......

Dennis

I think the windshield was not cut but rather moved farther down into the firewall. Either that or I'm too tired from trying to get my Z running (right) again....

well it was on the way to the crusher when i found it....

it started as a fix the battery tray rust

got carried away

left the windshield & headliner original, mint and in place during process.

nobody would try to cut glass for me, said it might take 2-3 windshields to get it right... or I found someone and gotta bring it 600 miles ....and leave it for a week ...and if it gets broke later, i gotta do the whole thing all over again.

estimates for a windshield plus my time included

$500-$1500 bla bla bla .

just for the windshield (or two or three) to be cut!

and the whole time im standin there with this sawzall and a welder.

why do it this way.....cheaper & easier maybe?

I wasnt sure about the cowl gap except i can work in hidden wipers now.

yup removed a strip of metal from under the windshield.

dropped it into the cowl 5"

slits from rear side windows towards the rear .

sides and front cut free, left the roof/hatch connected when dropped.

A-pillars now drop into the inside of the doors/ doors needed re-working.

WOW...I THOUGHT OF DOING THIS TO 1 OF MY Zs in the 90s and never did it. and never seen it til now. I STILL WANT IT!!! if i go the same route or not...i want it. cool look. finish it or sell it to me .