Convertible or sedan..Which one?

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Convertible or sedan..Which one?

Post by junkyard junky on September 24th 2008, 12:54 am

I bought this 41 ford this past summer out west. Someone tried to chop it and gave up on it. It was saved from the crusher. I was either thinking about putting it back stock. I'm trying to find a roof somewhere. Has been whacked into pieces and some of it is missing.

Another idea I have come up with is keeping it a convert. Molding the b pillars and door post into the same shape at the edge of the quarter glass are. It would look funny in the rear with the trunk but I was thinking about using a pop on liner fabric(like those you seen on trucks.). Make the car a 2 seater. I need to get a rear spring for the car. It currently doesn't have one. Maybe chop the front windshield. The next thing would be to make the top of the windshield look like a convert insted of having just a straight cut.


What do you think?


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Re: Convertible or sedan..Which one?

Post by Mr. Fabulous on September 24th 2008, 11:51 am

Go Topless!! Cool
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Re: Convertible or sedan..Which one?

Post by RebStew on September 24th 2008, 5:04 pm

I agree. Sunny day cars are fun.
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Re: Convertible or sedan..Which one?

Post by junkyard junky on September 24th 2008, 6:50 pm

Thats what I was thinking. The doesn't haven't been chopped and their in good shape.

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Re: Convertible or sedan..Which one?

Post by LRS30 on September 24th 2008, 10:20 pm

Chopped windshield and a carson style top....

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Post by The Skirt on September 24th 2008, 10:29 pm

i go topless all the time , its a blast!!!! cheers
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Re: Convertible or sedan..Which one?

Post by Mr. Fabulous on September 25th 2008, 12:03 pm

The Skirt wrote:i go topless all the time , its a blast!!!! cheers


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Re: Convertible or sedan..Which one?

Post by junkyard junky on September 26th 2008, 12:02 am

I found a hood but the owner wanted a couple of hundred. Shocked

The back of the car around the trunk area is going to look a little funny. This is going to be a cheap project. I've got a 200r4 overdrive trans out of an 80's gm car with 13k orig miles. Might pul the engine out of the 79 4x4 and use it.

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