ZR-1 Roadster

[Mystic ZR-1]

What ever happened to Mike Beal's ZR-1 roadster?
Great car! You'd swear it came out of the factory that way!
I know he sold it a few years ago, but haven't seen him or the
car in years...
http://www.corvettereport.com/home/corvette/public_html/CorvetteReport/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2011/07/Beal_ZR-1_Roadster-1a1.jpg

[Erik]

Beautiful car.

[-=Jeff=-]

I would really like a ZR-1 roadster I know Brett is making pieces for one

[XfireZ51]

How did they stiffen the chassis? The ?windshield shake? is pretty bad with the targa removed.

[-=Jeff=-]

With targa off my car is better with the V2V chassis stiffeners

[XfireZ51]

With targa off my car is better with the V2V chassis stiffeners

Yes Jeff, I have found the same thing to be true once I installed them. However, don?t think its quite as good as the subsequent generations w hydro formed rails.

[-=Jeff=-]

Yes Jeff, I have found the same thing to be true once I installed them. However, don?t think its quite as good as the subsequent generations w hydro formed rails.

Of course not. But I will take any improvements I can get.

[XfireZ51]

Of course not. But I will take any improvements I can get.

We obviously both will.

[EvanZR1]

Was just looking at this today, and had a wild thought. Since my AC sucks and I typically only drive windows down, what would it take to convert a coupe into a convertible? Anybody got any clue? Would it basically be find a body shop that?s willing to work with me and find C4 vert parts and fab it together?

[BigJohn]

There used to be a company in Canada that done a convertible conversion.

[-=Jeff=-]

Talk to Brett

[Corvettes White]

Was just looking at this today, and had a wild thought. Since my AC sucks and I typically only drive windows down, what would it take to convert a coupe into a convertible? Anybody got any clue? Would it basically be find a body shop that?s willing to work with me and find C4 vert parts and fab it together?

A lot of the body panels either need to be sectioned and widened or new panels from molds. Either way a lot of work. Pllus the cost of a new paint job

Ditto, "Talk to Brett."

George

[secondchance]

A lot of the body panels either need to be sectioned and widened or new panels from molds. Either way a lot of work. Pllus the cost of a new paint job

Ditto, "Talk to Brett."

George

I considered this conversion in 1993 after a bad accident in my 91Z and Progressive insisted on repair rather than totaling the car. Rear clip was removed at the end of side rails at ?B? pillar, f
Located a complete rear clip in same color, red (lucky me!) and joined. Tim Burke, body shop manager at Roger?s Corvette in Maitland, FL, did the work and took 3 months.
At the time, I considered turning my 91 into a convertible. Plan was to graft center section of convertible from behind the seat to the rear bumper. Progressive was paying roughly $35,000 to repair, my portion would have been around $5,000 or so.
Convertibles have ?X? brace under the car but these are open ?C? channel stamping. Plan was to stick weld a panel effectively turning these to box sections. Although I did not turn mine into a convertible, I did box up a convertible brace and had it installed at Corvette Masters. This added maybe 80 pounds but stiffened the car substantially.
Tim broke away from Roger around 1996 and started his own shop, Burke Corvette.
My 91 is shown under gallery at the bottom and under frame repair- small boxes top left, top right and bottom left.
If anyone can to the conversion right, it would be Tim.

https://www.burkecorvettes.com/frame.htm