How to make your car into a convertible!
08-25-17, 04:03 AM
#1
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How to make your car into a convertible!
Here's how to turn your boring economy car into a fun to drive topless machine!
I started with my boring beige Corolla.
Removed the rear glass
Marked and chopped the B-pillars
Once the roof is removed, I got myself a free table!
Its cool to see how the unibody is constructed, with the outside being just a shell
Removing the rear quarters was tricky
Opps!
When your done you should be left with this fine piece of art and engineering:
So maybe next time I'll show you how to swap a 2JZ into a Corolla...
I started with my boring beige Corolla.
Removed the rear glass
Marked and chopped the B-pillars
Once the roof is removed, I got myself a free table!
Its cool to see how the unibody is constructed, with the outside being just a shell
Removing the rear quarters was tricky
Opps!
When your done you should be left with this fine piece of art and engineering:
So maybe next time I'll show you how to swap a 2JZ into a Corolla...
08-25-17, 05:06 AM
#2
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crazy. next you could turn the interior of the car into a bbq pit by filling it with charcoal and wood and setting it all on fire. 
08-25-17, 06:43 AM
#3
Lexus Fanatic
08-25-17, 08:53 AM
#4
That's just too funny. Bet you had a few laughs while/after doing it!
08-25-17, 10:11 AM
#5
That was awesome!
Unfortunately, nissan took it seriously and came out with the murano convertible.........I'm not going to link an image (to spare your vision if you haven't seen it).
So you need to pull the cord every time to start the car with the swap?
Unfortunately, nissan took it seriously and came out with the murano convertible.........I'm not going to link an image (to spare your vision if you haven't seen it).
So you need to pull the cord every time to start the car with the swap?
08-25-17, 01:03 PM
#6
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I would seriously consider putting some kind of rack under the hood, and making a tow-behind smoker. I can carry all my wood and camping gear inside it, put a tow-bar on the front of the thing (RV style), tow it behind an RV or pickup, and go have a ball at the lake!
08-26-17, 12:18 AM
#7
Man I was still hoping you had the engine in it, so you could cruise around for a few months before you junked it.
Seriously though, if you want to do this right, get a body on frame vehicle, where most of the rigidity is still tied to the frame. With a uni-body car like that Corolla, a lot of the structure is tied to the roof, cutting it off gives the rigidity of a wet noodle, ie after driving it a few miles the doors might not open, because the whole car bent/sagged. Stuff like old beat to hell Ford Crown Vics, Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Cars, old beat to hell 1980's/70's full frame Cadillac Broughams, Fleetwoods, Devilles, make good candidates for this type of butchery.
Any sort of full sized, body on frame sedan(or coupe) makes a good hacksaw convertible. Just don't butcher something that has a decent body that somebody might want to restore.
Seriously though, if you want to do this right, get a body on frame vehicle, where most of the rigidity is still tied to the frame. With a uni-body car like that Corolla, a lot of the structure is tied to the roof, cutting it off gives the rigidity of a wet noodle, ie after driving it a few miles the doors might not open, because the whole car bent/sagged. Stuff like old beat to hell Ford Crown Vics, Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Cars, old beat to hell 1980's/70's full frame Cadillac Broughams, Fleetwoods, Devilles, make good candidates for this type of butchery.
Any sort of full sized, body on frame sedan(or coupe) makes a good hacksaw convertible. Just don't butcher something that has a decent body that somebody might want to restore.
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08-26-17, 08:58 PM
#8
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The Murano Convertible...was something I was astonished to see driving on the road one day...never knew they made them and had to look it up to see if it was someone's custom work....but it wasn't!
Man I was still hoping you had the engine in it, so you could cruise around for a few months before you junked it.
Seriously though, if you want to do this right, get a body on frame vehicle, where most of the rigidity is still tied to the frame. With a uni-body car like that Corolla, a lot of the structure is tied to the roof, cutting it off gives the rigidity of a wet noodle, ie after driving it a few miles the doors might not open, because the whole car bent/sagged. Stuff like old beat to hell Ford Crown Vics, Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Cars, old beat to hell 1980's/70's full frame Cadillac Broughams, Fleetwoods, Devilles, make good candidates for this type of butchery.
Any sort of full sized, body on frame sedan(or coupe) makes a good hacksaw convertible. Just don't butcher something that has a decent body that somebody might want to restore.
Seriously though, if you want to do this right, get a body on frame vehicle, where most of the rigidity is still tied to the frame. With a uni-body car like that Corolla, a lot of the structure is tied to the roof, cutting it off gives the rigidity of a wet noodle, ie after driving it a few miles the doors might not open, because the whole car bent/sagged. Stuff like old beat to hell Ford Crown Vics, Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Cars, old beat to hell 1980's/70's full frame Cadillac Broughams, Fleetwoods, Devilles, make good candidates for this type of butchery.
Any sort of full sized, body on frame sedan(or coupe) makes a good hacksaw convertible. Just don't butcher something that has a decent body that somebody might want to restore.
I guess this car isn't as strong without the roof, but it wasn't a very safe car to begin with.
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