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08-23-2010, 12:48 AM
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 Drives: 81 convertable Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Battleground Washington
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81 convertible project
me and my dad picked this car up for a full tank of gas in a bronco and it sat in our backyard for a couple of years, now we have convertibleized her and are looking to build a radical first car for me
 any ideas?
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08-23-2010, 06:48 AM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: NYC
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convertibilized??
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08-23-2010, 07:02 AM
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          Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LOUISVILLE,KY..
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yea that looks like a little"fix ur upper".
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08-23-2010, 01:35 PM
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 Drives: 2001 Pontiac Grand AM GT Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Bettendorf
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Well I would Start fixing engine wise then interior
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08-23-2010, 01:37 PM
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wow, looks like you have a lot work ahead of you, but it will definitely be a cool one of a kind Camaro.
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08-23-2010, 07:40 PM
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Camaro owner since 1982
Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS-RS Conv IBM L99 Join Date: Jul 2009
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Thats going to be tough to put a conv top on! I cant think of any other car's top that would fit.
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08-23-2010, 08:44 PM
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Drives: 2004 yamaha r6 Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: saginaw
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what about the guy on here tat does custom convertible tops? could he do one for this car?
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08-23-2010, 09:51 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro SS RS Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: St Cloud Minnesota
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Drop a LS1 in it, they are starting to get pretty cheap
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08-24-2010, 12:44 AM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS - 2004 Silverado Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Looks like alot of work. I'd hate to see the floor pans on that car.
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08-24-2010, 06:32 AM
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Drives: 1979 Z/28 NCE LIMITED EDITION Join Date: May 2009
Location: Bend, Oregon
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Have you extended the subframe to the back . You will have to provide added structure under the floor pans.
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08-24-2010, 04:19 PM
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Drives: 2004 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: IL
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1100, Preliminary order accepted - 11/09/09 2500, Order accepted by GM 11/25/09 3000, Order scheduled for production - 1/11/2010 3300, Order broadcast 12/17/09 3400, Order broadcast - 12/23/09 Found same car on dealers lot 12-30-09 without factory stripes stripes painted on "69" style 1-11-10 |
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08-24-2010, 08:49 PM
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Drives: 1979 Z/28 NCE LIMITED EDITION Join Date: May 2009
Location: Bend, Oregon
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I own an NCE (National Coach Engineering) conversion (one of 380 that were produced between 79 - 81). The converted car weighs in at about 300 lbs more AFTER the conversion because of added support.
Let there be no mistake that these conversions require numerous modifications, simply chopping off the roof structure will ruin the body integrity. Approximately 85% of the body structure is in the roof, hence without a roof (or underfloor frame), your floor pans provide about 15% of the structural integrity !  Primarily, and most importantly, a full frame structure is required. Typically this is accomplished by extending the sub-frame back to the axel wells to provide a rigid structure. I have seen other "home made" conversions that actually looked pretty good, some of which, the original roof was redesigned into a removable hardtop. If you do it right plan on spending a few bucks. There are now aftermarket sub-frame extensions available to decrease body flex, not sure if they would be adequate for a convertible support. You have, what could be a very nice little project with some imagination. I wish you the best of luck. Please dont hesitate to contact me if you need any information about my covertible that might be beneficial to you.  79camaro@austin.rr.com
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10-07-2010, 09:08 AM
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Drives: 1980 Z28 Camaro 350 Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Not to be mean, IMO a 2nd gen convertable looks horrible. I would give you a hard top for free to put it on lol.
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11-18-2010, 10:51 PM
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Drives: camaro Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: VA
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dude Looks like alot of work to do I'd hate to see the floor pans on that car. Thats going to be tough to put a conv top on! I cant think of any other car's top that would fit. I recommend a full body polish work and then the paint works. if you need Auto Repair Service Centers i fond some shops that may help you. Goodluck
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