Re: gremlin roadster

["amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi Harold, the photo is from the early 90s, and I believe the shop that did the conversion was in Tennessee. However as I mentioned to Lu, the car was a 'roadster' which tradtionally is no roof, no top frame, nothing, although some roadsters thru the years have had a detachable lift off roof. I would have to think this car would be a bitch if it had a V8 in it for the simple fact that removing the roof would seem to me at least to make the car twist the unibody. Possibly they had the frame beefed up perhaps, but usually when you remove a roof, that can cause all sorts of problems witht he rest of the body, it is not as easy as it looks by just getting a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon and sawing a top off. Ok, it is that easy with a case of PBR. But then the next day you have a hell of a hangover and then first have to figure out who rented the SawzAll, and why your damned Gremlin is missing a roof........
> Eddie Stakes
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: harold losey 
> To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; baadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 4:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] gremlin roadster
> 
> 
> Eddie, Have two and may be getting a third Gremlin, so where does this shop exist to make one a soft top?

A good set of subframe connectors would make that unibody a full frame car. On the SC/Rambler didn't they add all the convert braceing to it to stiffen it up? It is not as hard as it seems. All the braceing and subframe connectors should be in the car before the roof is removed. You would be surprised what some braceing in the right places will do. Of course you can't let old 
"Tater Tot" loose on it with a case of Pabst and a Saws All. 
"Doc"