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dougg
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Joined: July 08, 2003
Posts: 67
Location: Westminster, Colo
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 Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:12 pm Post subject: coupe to vert. |
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Humor me.
outside of cost. What is needed to be done to convert a 1966 coupe to a vert? Acually It will be a permmanant convert.
I know that you would need to strenthin the windsheild. But How? I don't want to buy a vert front clip.
Do you need to support the pan? Or the sides?
Thanks
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Skim
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Joined: April 15, 2001
Posts: 17095
Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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dont quote me, im sure keifernet can explain it better but im sure there is quite a bit to it although I have seen it done before. The key is reinforcement of the body. I almost bought a 59 ghia convertible once until I found out it was a phoney. It had all the right parts from another 59 vert added but it just didnt seem right for me at the time.
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1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
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Ghiaddict
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Joined: November 20, 2002
Posts: 2632
Location: Now in Honea Path, SC
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No offense, but this topic has been discussed in great detail in "other" KG Forums. Please refer to this thread for some interesting reading on a "convertible conversion"...........
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=20536&highlight=
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keifernet
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Joined: May 11, 2002
Posts: 19395
Location: Samba Center for Behavioral Science
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It has been covered in this forum as well.... suffice to say that the cars are NOT that rare that you could not go out and find the real thing to start with... IMHO ( and many others) it can be done... yeah sure.. but why? and at what expense? Just to say you did it, or becuas you have a coup[e to begin with... sell it and use the $$$ to find a real one.
There are still secent deals out there on Ghia vert projects that would bve alot better canidates for resto/resurrection your enjoyment as a project.
And you woun't end up with a car like the one SuperSkim describes in his post. |
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