240sx Convertible-hardtop conversion???

[white_ashes]

Has anyone thought of making a hardtop for a 240sx convertible...??? i wonder what it would look like.......has anyone actually done it???? im really interested if someone has done it!!! if not i wanna try it out!!! LOL i dont know if you would be able to keep the convertible top or what but i think it would be pretty sick......ideas???

[MellowZ32]

[MellowZ32]

JK welcome to the club and you might want to try 240sx gen. chat!

[white_ashes]

JK welcome to the club and you might want to try 240sx gen. chat!

been a member since 06' just wanted to start a new name all fresh and minty!!! used to be boost2love and had to deal with some stuff but now im back starting fresh!!!! LOL but anyway just wondering cause i saw a s2000 with a hardtop (it was white) and i thought in my brain that would be awesome looking on a 240 vert......but who knows maybe its just meeee???

[Jesda]

That's actually a neat idea. Its been done for the Sebring and Miata.

[white_ashes]

yea i think if you took the mold from a coupe and matched up the lines and made "hooks" for the hardtop to bolt too then i think it might work but it would definately be a trial and error thing for sureeeee..... then when its all done you could make them out of carbon fiber and make millions!!! Muahahahahahahahahahahaha

[arabdrifter]

yea i think if you took the mold from a coupe and matched up the lines and made "hooks" for the hardtop to bolt too then i think it might work but it would definately be a trial and error thing for sureeeee..... then when its all done you could make them out of carbon fiber and make millions!!! Muahahahahahahahahahahaha

you know thats a really creative idea. it would be something like the 86-89 targa supra. but the top would be hard to store if you had the coupe, not so for a hatch. either way it would require some $$$ to have it done. i would reckon the roof would have to be braced/strengthened among other modds.

[snwbrdr435]

Or you could just buy a coupe

[EpicNightMayor]

Actually, I have a buddy that's putting on together right now.He's cutting up a coupe for it.

[DrifterXRPS13]

yea i was gonna say, just cut the roof off a coupe and make some braces and whatnot for it and some hooks and whatnot like hardtops do and bam...your all set with a hardtop.

[krash]

This was a hot topic a while ago in the vert forums. One guy did it to qualify for a drift event:

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You should come chill in the vert forum dude, check it out!

[IanS]

Why would you create a new account. If you forgot your pasword, just email an admin.

[DrifterXRPS13]

I think he created a new account to start fresh, maybe he didn't wanna be associated with that old account...idk?

[Xdisaster240sX]

I know there was a guy putting together a hardtop 240sx/corvette. It had a full vette rear and roof and a s13 front. I dont know what happen to the project. If you want a hardtop, Buy a coupe with a sunroof.

[white_ashes]

I think he created a new account to start fresh, maybe he didn't wanna be associated with that old account...idk?

yea i just wanted to start fresh and now i have a Dastun 510 and hopefully getting a vert 240sx soon...i had a 240z and a 240sx so im knowledgeable with 240s and whatnot....

[HashiriyaS14]

I'm not sure why everyone's ragging on this guy, it's a neat idea.

They make detachable hardtops for 3-series convertibles (at least E46 and earlier), and there were obviously coupe versions of those cars. Same with 911's.

Some convertible owners want a detachable hardtop for winter driving or just for appearance when they're not going to be putting the top down. Nothing wrong with that.

[white_ashes]

I'm not sure why everyone's ragging on this guy, it's a neat idea.

They make detachable hardtops for 3-series convertibles (at least E46 and earlier), and there were obviously coupe versions of those cars. Same with 911's.

Some convertible owners want a detachable hardtop for winter driving or just for appearance when they're not going to be putting the top down. Nothing wrong with that.

EXACTLY also you can make the hardtop a different color so when its on the car looks different....also it might get rid of the actual convertible part of the 240sx....never know what the possibilities of the hardtop could be and it would be sick to have one in carbon fiber and it might be expensive but totally worth it i think in the end!!!

[NSR_s30]

Interesting idea.

[Rex]

been a member since 06' just wanted to start a new name all fresh and minty!!! used to be boost2love and had to deal with some stuff but now im back starting fresh!!!! LOL but anyway just wondering cause i saw a s2000 with a hardtop (it was white) and i thought in my brain that would be awesome looking on a 240 vert......but who knows maybe its just meeee???

If you were boost2love (orig join date 10/2007), then you should have contacted a Mod/Admin to have the password reset.

Also, I'd like to think if you've "been around" for years, you'd have posted this idea in the 240sx Convertible sub-forum, where you'd have learned this idea is somewhere between "in the works" and almost done.

Welcome back

[KLYPH]

I have thought about it.The people who say buy a coupe are butt heads.here is how you do it,Go to junk yard and cut roof off of coupe. Then do things to make it fit = success. lolo, you guys beat me to it..

[93_vert]

this was something I was pondering about as well, oh well, verts are sexy and I guess if you dont want to get wet, put the top up I spose huh?

[DeXteR]

One day, I'll have a hard top for my vert.

It will be awesome.

But first, I need boost, aero, paint, and wheels that don't fail like this thread does.