Guest Anonymous Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 This will kill 2 birds with one stone...that 2+2 roofline and a rusty roof!! I know I will need extra frame support and all, what all can I do to strengthen it up? I think it would look much better as a convertible, ad be a little lighter. It is a 78 2+2, starting to get a little rust in places! I need to fix it soon and really think I want to go topless. Any info is appreciated. THANKS GUYS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted July 14, 2002 Share Posted July 14, 2002 Hmmm...Stanelly, Mikelly, Anyway, all the convertable kits I know about are for the 2 seater. However, it shouldn't be too hard to adapt a kit to the 2+2. I think this is the best looking one. you can get it here: Z Spider kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Check this out http://www.zparts.com/sidebars/sb_kw/kwrdstrv8_main.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Also check this out http://www.fonebooth.com/convertible.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I was thinking of a do it my self kinda thing...that is a beautiful car, almost how i'd do the 2+2. I can get all the material to do it, I just need to know how to reinforce the unibody...I'll probablty have to replace a framerail, while I have it up like that, I will go on and add some extra braces, just don't want to add useless braces. What all should I do to the underside? Any info is helpful and appreciated! thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I have been sidetracked from doing some of the "hands-on" work for the past month or so on my 2+2 conversion. A Jeep project has gotten in the way. A '76' postal Jeep! I have cut the roof off of this too! Good Practice! So far as my 75 2+2 goes, I have replaced the floor pans, floor rails (2 x 3 x 1/8) and even installed new 1 1/2" x 3" x 1/8" tubing in the rocker boxes. The inside skins were rotten at the front end anyway. I did save the outside skins. I triangulated all of this together at front seat mounts and installed lateral connection below the rear seat section. I also installed tubing to connect the new rocker box steel at the front to cross connect to the engine rail within the front wheel wells. I also welded in a 2"x 1/8" flat along the transmission tunnel (drivers and passenger sides) to connect the new floor pans to the tunnel and add more rigidity to the assembly. I am working on installing a bit more steel to connect my new rear cross piece (under the rear seats) to the factory lower rear strut support channel. I have found a way to make this stronger without affecting the sway bar. I have welded in two 3/4" x 1/8" pipes to connect the top of the strut towers. I will soon triangulate them to the floor. I have done all of this without the benefit of a rotisserie. I have built a raised platform for each corner of the car to sit on, roughly 16" off the floor. I am considering removing the stock tank and spare tire well. I hope to install a GM tank and deck over the spare well. After having said all of this, I realize that the car should have ended up as a parts car. The amount of lower cancer was more than most could stomach. I decided that I needed to try this anyway. The drive train in this car seems okay and the interior was in near perfect condition. I am seriously looking at the kit sold by Eric at Zparts.com I think that the deck cap is the best I have seen. The dilemma is the size of the cap. It is built for the coupe. We all know that the coupe is narrower than the 2+2. Most of us do not know where the dimensional differences are however. I only have this 2+2 at my disposal, so taking measurements to compare is not possible. It would be very helpful to have a 2+2 and a coupe side by side to make the proper comparison. I may just take the plunge buy the deck lid as it is and make it work. Of course the other option is to make my own. I am in a quandary. Anyway, I have been practicing with carbon fiber and hybrid fibers. My goal is to make outside rocker skins. Try to buy 2+2 rocker skins of any sort! Can't find them. I keep getting "you could have your body man make these coupe skins work". Since these are somewhat narrow. I think I can at least control the cost of this by using the narrow carbon fiber materials available for $20 per yard vs. upwards of $50. I want to also make a carbon fiber panel to conceal the convertible top. That is if I end up making the deck lid myself. It appears to me that the deck lid sold, would not permit a soft-top frame to conceal behind the rear seats. Of course, since I drive a Jeep CJ5 most of the time anyway, I could adapt the "bikini top" concept. Or perhaps a snap down soft-top with fiberglass bows (like bows). I will try to get pictures up on my web space soon. Thank you for any input! I need all the help I can get. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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