On Tue, 25 Jun 1996, Trevor Boicey wrote:
> Ok, weak stomachs, turn your head.
>
> I am looking at pulling the roof off of a 1971 MGB GT. The car is worn
> but salvageable and available for a decent price.
>
> What structural strength does the roof on an MGB GT provide? Is the
> bottom of the car structurally changed on the convertible models to add
> support?
>
> What would I be looking at to perform this brutal modification? What
> structural problems would I have, or modifications would be required so
> that the car did not fold in half?
>
> The car is a very possible restoration, but for the work I'd be
> investing, having a convertible would be high on my list of wants.
Please, don't do this. If you must have a convertible, buy one. Don't
take an innocent GT and butcher it. It does not even make economic
sense. If you do it well, it will cost far more than a roadster. If you
do it badly, it will be fit for nothing but the junk yard.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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