Depends if the roadster is going to have a removable hardtop. The removable hardtop depends if the owner wishes to drive the car any distance from his house. The distance from his house depends on if it rains. Rain depends on the weather, and thats just a whole new issue.
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Jun 12th, 2006
Will-Martin Member
Posts: 1164 From: DFW, TX, USA Registered: Aug 2002
About the door gap, It may be that he just has the panels lying on the car.
Absolutely right. The panels are just laying on for the pic as far as reinforcements I did some nice thick angle iron on the bottom of the car along the pich weld and som rectangle stock along the pinch weld that goes up the rear whell well. the car is stiff as h**l, while the interior was out I had my dad, grandpa, wife and I all climb in it and the doors still opened no problem.
Now wheres the choptop council? am I in with my 2nd chop or no?
Tyler
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exoticse Member
Posts: 8655 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
Choptop ? Sorry Tyler, but I think you have gone one step further and created a whole new category entirely.
Choptop roadsters !
That is a good thing BTW. This could be the answer for those extra tall guys who want choptops ?
** PS, it is amazing how the small detail of changing the angle of the windshield makes a whopping difference in the look. Looks so much more aggresive and exotic **
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Yeah man looks very nice, has a nice mean look to it...but for some reason when i look at that picture i picture a second gen rx7??? which to me is deff. not a bad thing.. i love rx7s.....keep up posted
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Jun 13th, 2006
GT-X Member
Posts: 1506 From: Crestwood, KY Registered: Feb 2003
I'd say you're closer to a speedster than a choptop. However speedsters generally cut the windshield, not lay it back as you have (which looks better), along with cutting the side windows at an angle (the front starts at the windshield, then is cut at an angle to meet the top of rear quarter). But put a removable chopped hardtop on it and I’d call closer to a choptop. Regardless I think you’re the first person who’s done this modification and it looks great so far. It will be interesting to see how you handle the quarter window area, that’s the one place most folks who turn their vehicles into convertible screw up looks wise. Go with the Pontiac gold/bronze concept car double hump design of the 80s and it will look a lot better.
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Posts: 1506 From: Crestwood, KY Registered: Feb 2003
Looking good. I have been thinking of that since I took a pic of my choptop and it came out looking like a roadster. Had the camera in a low angle and a little too much light in the background. And it looked like a roadster with 13degree lower angle on the windscreen.
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fieroman87 Member
Posts: 647 From: Lancaster, PA Registered: Nov 2003
your head wont be above the windshield if it would you wouldnt be able to sit in a choptop. I am also going to lower the seats like archie does wit his chops.
oh and I'll get some more pics when I get the body back on it so stay tuned
your head wont be above the windshield if it would you wouldnt be able to sit in a choptop. I am also going to lower the seats like archie does wit his chops.
oh and I'll get some more pics when I get the body back on it so stay tuned
Tyler
I think a choptop needs a top to be called a choptop. I think you have made a raked windshield roadster. Great job so far….. I drive a choptop, I’m 6’2” and if I take out my sunroof glass my head sticks out over the top of the windshield. If my car were a roadster my eye’s would probably be under the top of the glass but my forehead, hair would be over the top...
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jscott1 Member
Posts: 21676 From: Houston, TX , USA Registered: Dec 2001
well I havent worked on it lately due to being frustrated about obtaining a chip for the 4.9 >_< but sure, I'll post some new pics tomorrow, well when its not 2:30 am anyhow
Tyler
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Jul 22nd, 2006
exoticse Member
Posts: 8655 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
