67 was the first year for the unibody Imperial, they don't have the full
seperate frame like the earlier models. So if you cut the top off of one,
there is a chance it could crack, even break in half, even though I'd bet
that an Imperial would take this treatment better than most.
Still, you'd be functionally destroying the value of your car, once you were
done it has basically became a parts car. Also, there's a lot more work
involved, unless you just make a topless roadster out of the vehicle. If
your car was a total heap, and not worth fixing up for any reason, I'd may
build a custom out of something like that. But most cars, (and pickups) ,
that I've seen with homemade convertible surgery, usually don't survive the
operation for long. If you have to, install a sunroof, there's some nice
one's available and don't require near as much cutting. But better yet,
don't cut that Imp at all! lol! ; )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tristan Moore" <chrysler_cordoba@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 1:28 PM
Subject: IML: 1967 Imperial With Removeable hardtop?
> Ok, you guys are going to think I'm nuts asking a question like
> this, and I probably am, but I'm going to ask it anyway.
> I know in the late 70s American Sunroof Company (I think that's
> what they were called) built a bunch of convertables out of cars
> that were intended to be hardtops. I have never seen one of
> their conversions, but I understand they were decent working
> cars.
>
> This brings me to my question, would it be possible to convert
> my 1967 Imperial 4 door hardtop into a soft top car, or set it
> up with a removeable hardtop?.
>
> Did ASC have to re-enforce the frame under the floor a lot
> before the took the roof off the cars? Is there a big difference
> underneath between an imperial convertable, and an imperial
> hardtop?
>
> Is this impossible guys?
>
> Tristan
>
>
>
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