SD> Convertibles and Windshields

[amoparx@comcast.net]

Yes, the Daytonas with t-tops were just sawsalled by "Cars and Concepts"  (or something like that)  I've read things on other Shelby lists/forums by people that worked for that company and the told what they did to create the T-top cars.  Rivets and no welding to an original hard top car.
The hardtop Daytonas are a night and day different car to drive.  Quieter too!  A lot quieter. 
But a Lebarob convertible is a much stiffer car than a t-top Daytona.  The underside of it was designed to be a convertible and is different than a hardtop LeBaron.  I've never compaired them at a salvage yard but have been told that the underside is different.  

Bob Doherty  http://amoparx.net/mnsdacpic/mnsdac.htm 
Coon Rapids, MN. 

89 LeBaron GTC Convert TII 
87 Shelby GLHS #784 
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68 AMC AMX #5816  http://northstaramc.com/northstaramc.html 
94 Plymouth Sundance 2.5 TBI (My Wifes car that I drive) 
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From: tjb1 at chrysler.com 

> My only experiences with Mopar convertibles are P, J, and old school 
> E. I have never seen a windshield crack in a FWD car. The P has a LOT of 
> extra support between the front and rear wheels. It also has permanent 
> fixed support "triangle" windows on the sides. I had to add support on the 
> E. I have seen those crack at about 600HP at a drag strip without the 
> subframe connectors. ; ) My experiences with the J convertible are 
> through friends. I owned an '87 J new in '87 but never a J 'vert. I have 
> several friends with them, some of which were also purchased new. No 
> problems to date. I would suspect that if a G body had the same kind of 
> under body support for a convertible top, there wouldn't be any problems 
> with those either. I'm willing to bet Chrysler just used a sawsall and 
> made a few T-Top cars without consideration to body / frame stiffening. If 
> that is the case, I could see why windshields would crack in T-Top cars. 
> Especially if you bump up the HP and launch it hard. I would be curious to 
> know if anybody has a regular hard top and a T-Top G body. Look under it 
> and see if there are any frame differences. 
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