SD> Convertibles and Windshields

[Rich Bryant]

This is just my point.

If the t-top cars were flexy imagine no roof at all....

-Rich




On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, amoparx at comcast.net wrote:

> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:02:47 +0000
> From: amoparx at comcast.net
> To: tjb1 at chrysler.com, shelbydodge at imagilist.com
> Subject: Re: SD> Convertibles and Windshields
> 
> 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
> 87 Shelby GLHS #654  http://amoparx.net/glhs654/glhs654.htm
> 68 AMC AMX #5816  http://northstaramc.com/northstaramc.html
> 94 Plymouth Sundance 2.5 TBI (My Wifes car that I drive)
> http://geocities.com/amoparx/
> -------------- Original message --------------
> 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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