Doing a convertible conversion is always a fabrication
problem because of strength reduction. Even on a
frame car like my 57, removing the top will allow the
car to flex more than normal. On 57 Convertibles the
frame has a large X member that is not present on the
2dr coupe.
You situation is even worse as the 67 is a unibody and
the roof is definitely part of the frame. There is a
guy in Atlanta (drivers seat investments) that sells a
convertible conversion for early Mustangs. Also
Unibody. He spent a lot of time and money engineering
strengthing braces to change the hardtop 'frame' into
a convertible 'frame'. Four doors is even worse.
Building a show car with a convertible or lift off
'carson' top is one thing but building a driver is
something else again.
Nothing is impossible Tristan but I'm not brave enough
to try it and I'm pretty brave when it comes to
fabrication.
Kerryp
--- Tristan Moore <chrysler_cordoba@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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