Change Coupe to Vert?
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Arizona
The problem is that I have a 1000hp TT widebody coupe...
I have over 60k + car into the project... and im kinda tired of the car...
I tried to sell it and I cant get anyone to give me even 28k...
So.. I really want a convertible... So.. the idea was to make it a convertible...
I thought all C5's are basically convertibles, then they make them into coupes....
Why is it so hard to do?
I have over 60k + car into the project... and im kinda tired of the car...
I tried to sell it and I cant get anyone to give me even 28k...
So.. I really want a convertible... So.. the idea was to make it a convertible...
I thought all C5's are basically convertibles, then they make them into coupes....
Why is it so hard to do?
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I would certainly not attempt to build a convertible from a coupe. The engineering you would need to do and build something that would retain some comparable level of rigidity would be costly and you would need to figure out how to build in that strength.
Melting Slicks
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From: Central Florida
In 1997, GM built a Fixed Roof Coupe and that design was used for the 1998 and later C5 convertibles. The C5 coupe was different in that the "halo bar" became the structural component for providing body stiffness. Cut that halo bar out and you will lose the rigidity.
I would certainly not attempt to build a convertible from a coupe. The engineering you would need to do and build something that would retain some comparable level of rigidity would be costly and you would need to figure out how to build in that strength.
I would certainly not attempt to build a convertible from a coupe. The engineering you would need to do and build something that would retain some comparable level of rigidity would be costly and you would need to figure out how to build in that strength.
it is something that will make his car new again to him, I say go for it!
Melting Slicks
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Le Mans Master
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Why would anyone want to go through all of that when you can just sell your car and buy a convertible . It is a whole different story when someone wants to convert a C3 because there are far less C3's out there , but there are C5 convertibles out there everywhere for a reasonable price .