Ok I cant get these thoughts out of my head, 90 Convertible ZR-1

[Z51JEFF]

Originally Posted by Toyvet1

Dumb question, with a wide body conversion what do you do with the door for the top. If I remember it rolls over the top of the fenders. Narrow the door edges to fit flat like a C3 or widen the door to match fender ....

This would take some work as well as the recess area in the top of the quarters and the surround.

[BlackWidow#2]

Originally Posted by phrogs

my 89 convertible had a X-brace on it when I bought it and I removed it and drove it for 2 years without issues in okinawa japan I only reinstalled it after I got back to the states.. But it would be easy to make a x brace the one that GM built was stamped steel id have to imagine we can make something lighter and stronger today??

Johnny, I know the x brace won't be a problem or don't know even if you'd need it. I was hoping this would jog someone elses memory about these 2 cars being converted in europe (possibly Sweden?). I met the guy who did them and he was talking about selling them when I met him in Bowling Green. It might have been at a Labor Day event. The cars are out there somewhere. During the conversation the x brace came up and he was taking about making a new design. I never heard of the cars, the brace or the guy again. I was hoping maybe someone else talked to him too and knew something about the cars. Gordon knows the guy but he's not on here so that doesn't help I know. George

[phrogs]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow#2

Johnny, I know the x brace won't be a problem or don't know even if you'd need it. I was hoping this would jog someone elses memory about these 2 cars being converted in europe (possibly Sweden?). I met the guy who did them and he was talking about selling them when I met him in Bowling Green. It might have been at a Labor Day event. The cars are out there somewhere. During the conversation the x brace came up and he was taking about making a new design. I never heard of the cars, the brace or the guy again. I was hoping maybe someone else talked to him too and knew something about the cars. Gordon knows the guy but he's not on here so that doesn't help I know. George

Theres a black one in Germany the owner is on this site I have some pics of his car somewhere....

Its not suprising that you never heard of it or the guy again who knows probably lost interest and moved on.

I am in the process of looking at all the vendors to see if anyone even sells the rear quarters for a Convertible I havent found anyone yet.

[zedrone]

This car was a narrow body "regular" convertible with a Factory installed LT5 and other associated ZR-1 drivetrain stuff in it. It would be very easy to restore it back to the way it left BG. Here's a bit of trivia you won't find in the literature, the front crossmember in it currently is from one of the '89 prototypes that couldn't be salvaged. The owner(s) when I sold it were Paul Zazarine and Jim Crist. The original VIN tag should be with the car, and two build sheets. Its a pretty cool car, someone should buy it and fix it.

Ed

[-=Jeff=-]

Here you go Johnny>>>>






I know.. I am not helping

[zedrone]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

This would take some work as well as the recess area in the top of the quarters and the surround.

There is some shaping to be done in that area, but its a minor part of the conversion equation. I'll see if I can dig the pics out and scan them. The laptop I had them on originally died a long time ago.

Ed

[phrogs]

Originally Posted by Toyvet1

Dumb question, with a wide body conversion what do you do with the door for the top. If I remember it rolls over the top of the fenders. Narrow the door edges to fit flat like a C3 or widen the door to match fender ....

you splice a ZR-1 fender with a Convertible fender

[zedrone]

just start off by mounting ZR-1 doors to the chassis, then put the door jamb extensions and lower panel on (the one that goes in front of the wheels with the body molding in it. The ZR-1 quarters will have a natural lie to them, made easier to line up by using the ZR-1 bumper as a guide. For strength, use some cut pieces of your leftover parts for a bonding strip. The decklid will have to be built up and a filler piece will have to be made to cover the gap in the quarters.

The rest is just like normal bodywork, lots of sanding.

Ed

[phrogs]

Originally Posted by zedrone

just start off by mounting ZR-1 doors to the chassis, then put the door jamb extensions and lower panel on (the one that goes in front of the wheels with the body molding in it. The ZR-1 quarters will have a natural lie to them, made easier to line up by using the ZR-1 bumper as a guide. For strength, use some cut pieces of your leftover parts for a bonding strip. The decklid will have to be built up and a filler piece will have to be made to cover the gap in the quarters.

The rest is just like normal bodywork, lots of sanding.

Ed

What Id like to do is use a ZR-1 as the starter instead of the vert I can get a vert rear clip for 1500 with a questionable top but the vert parts would be there for the taking.

[phrogs]

Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

Here you go Johnny>>>>






I know.. I am not helping

was that just a vert with a LT5 in it? doesnt apear to have the wide body and the vin is a YY so it wasnt a ZR-1 modified. Its still cool.