convertable 5

[robbie506]

does any body know what amount of work is needed to convert a hard top to a convertable?

is it worth the work or not?

opinions please guys.

[DaveAVT]

Grinder and an umbrella.

[Sparkie]

dont even consider it.
you will need to strengthen the body alot if you do that.
the convertibles are rare and have a whole host of things that are different.

[robbie506]

dont even consider it.
you will need to strengthen the body alot if you do that.
the convertibles are rare and have a whole host of things that are different.


i know it wont look like the original.
but it would be drifferent.
fun project to do and it would stand out from the crowd

[djinuk]

rather than go convertable do a roof chop

http://germancarscene.com/wp-content/uploads/vw-bus-24-12-06.jpg

[Bigfoot]

I seem to remember a 5 being sold on eBay with a roof chop a while back.

[robbie506]

roof chop could be interesting less work 2. have to look into it see if any body on here knows of one.

:p

[Trevhib]

Stretch your back a bit and get the same effect. :agree:

[Sparkie]

i know it wont look like the original.
but it would be drifferent.
fun project to do and it would stand out from the crowd


better off witha Plein Air style thing then. - http://home.planet.nl/~oeffe035/plein_air.htm

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Renault_4_Plein-Air_001.JPG



http://www.renault4.co.uk/forum/files/cfx916_164.jpg

[Sparkie]

roof chop could be interesting less work 2. have to look into it see if any body on here knows of one.

:p


less work? - smaller curved windscreen and windows- where from?

slicing the roof into two pieces and adding a strip in the middle? - how hard? - very!

changing interior plastics height?

[Frix]

i think the verts look real special!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/FRIX22/renault5tuningpic8oi51.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/FRIX22/ciney6217eeut61.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/FRIX22/438e1e19cv81.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/FRIX22/430f171458600f952236cdeqq61.jpg

and my fav which i think belongs to a member on here!! :D:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/FRIX22/pics0491.jpg

[LukeRobbo]

I spoke to the guy with the red one but he was wanting way more than i was willing to pay.Best bet is going over to france then bringing it home and converting it to right hand drive.Their is very few in the uk and i have only seen one which was at nationals day.He showed me the extra stregthening and stuff.Would be cool if a company could convert them into cabs.

[jure]

IMHO 5 convertable is ugly as hell. Only Opel Kadett can cope with it :wasntme:

[phase i 16 v turbo]

I think the white one H269 UGC use to belong to Paul Orham and then another Paul before that, if so I know alot of history about that car as I had it for a while!
Should have kept it.

[robbie506]

so are there a few available in france then?

[stuTHC]

so are there a few available in france then?


yeah, more available than over here.

I drove past a large neon sign at the side of the road last time i was in France, it was advertising Hens teeth, rocking horse poo and R5 gtt cabs for sale! ;) :D

[Bigfoot]

yeah, more available than over here.

I drove past a large neon sign at the side of the road last time i was in France, it was advertising Hens teeth, rocking horse poo and R5 gtt cabs for sale! ;) :D

Had they sold out of needle in haystacks then?

[robbie506]

yeah, more available than over here.

I drove past a large neon sign at the side of the road last time i was in France, it was advertising Hens teeth, rocking horse poo and R5 gtt cabs for sale! ;) :D


thats next door to the place what sells tartan and rainbow paint aint it?:scratch:

[Trevhib]

Plein Air. Quality. Not seen one of those before. Notice the stealth sidey! :D

[Maka]

you can buy a renault 19 cab for less than £600 sheets these days.
Beautiful cars

[stuTHC]

thats next door to the place what sells tartan and rainbow paint aint it?:scratch:


That's the one! I got a lovely left handed screwdriver from there once.