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yonkman
05-20-2003, 03:05 PM
OK, this may sound nutty but is it possible to chop the top of a 96 or any year and make it a convertable, if so what would need to be done and has anybody ever heard of of it being done,other than that rodester concept.
TEAM_AED
05-20-2003, 06:50 PM
Someone posted pics of there 95 grand am with a convertable. But why is this in the Andys section?
yonkman
05-20-2003, 07:38 PM
Arn't they a body shop.
TEAM_AED
05-20-2003, 08:15 PM
not really senior. They specialize in body kits and hoods and fenders. Not nothing as extreme as convertables. Try going to www.street-beat.com they might know. Hope that helps
BBT
05-20-2003, 10:22 PM
Sure it can be done! ALmost anything can be done with enough time & money. Money being the key to this I would believe. There would be a lot of work in doing this. The structure would have to be reinforced, as the roof is a major structural part of the car. The older GAs aren't as stiff as the new ones.

Anyway, I think it could be done, but I don't think the average guy could do it and have a good, professional looking result. A specialty shop would have to do it.
Wallflower
05-20-2003, 11:38 PM
The only thing stopping you from doing it would be the money. Newport Conversion has done a ton of chops over the years. They are pretty much the biggest name when it comes around to it.

Newport Conversion (http://www.newportconvertible.com/nce/newportconvertible2/nceaboutus.htm)
VanishingImage
05-21-2003, 08:02 AM
i know one guy did a convertible i think it was Graden,he had a 90,but the procedure would be the same about,so PM him and see if he could help some
sunrunner_pei
05-21-2003, 08:16 AM
Graden here made a drop-top out of a '93 GA. :)
yonkman
05-21-2003, 10:25 AM
Thanks for the info guys, thats not something I'm going to be doing any time soon because of how much it would cost but it is defenitly on my future mods list.
digital-d
05-21-2003, 11:11 AM
there is a guy on here called graden or something like that, he has an avatar of a 92 or 93 GA convertible, but I don't know if it is his.
sunrunner_pei
05-21-2003, 11:16 AM
Originally posted by digital-d
there is a guy on here called graden or something like that, he has an avatar of a 92 or 93 GA convertible, but I don't know if it is his.

It's his. ;) See my post above. :)
99GrandAMSE
05-21-2003, 01:17 PM
Originally posted by sunrunner_pei
Graden here made a drop-top out of a '93 GA. :)

:agree:

http://www.gaownersclub.com/gaoftheweek/graden.jpg
digital-d
05-21-2003, 09:50 PM
Originally posted by sunrunner_pei
It's his. ;) See my post above. :)

sorry, I didn't read through the whole thing. :eek:
sunrunner_pei
05-22-2003, 07:16 AM
Originally posted by digital-d
sorry, I didn't read through the whole thing. :eek:

No prob!! :toast:
damgrandam
05-31-2004, 07:40 AM
eh, i dont really like it, then again, i dont really like that year body
Artic
05-31-2004, 09:16 AM
lol old post man
HighwayProwlerz
05-31-2004, 02:52 PM
I am just going to keep the GA around for show and buy myself a Solstice. :)

Even though if you could make a GA convertible, that would be awesome.
Xidion
05-31-2004, 05:41 PM
Im going to do it to my 99 when i get back from wyotech.