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Originally Posted by King cody
Hey All,
Looking to chop the cab from a small pickup, reinforce the frame, and create a boat tail section to the tailgate and cover the bed and maybe a bottom treatment and rear skirts. The result should be a kind of flat top vehicle with very low frontal area and slippery after wake. Any big problems to chop it down as far as making sure it has a sufficient beam welded along the frame bottom to replace the structural rigidity carried by the cab?
I live in LA so who needs all that top. It never rains here. I want a rolling flat top hockey puck that glides along on fumes.
Your input would be appreciated.
Thanks
KC
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In past articles,American Sunroof Corporation reported that some unibody cars that they converted to convertibles required a bulkhead section added between the B-pillars to provide torsional resistance to chassis twist,like with pothole impacts.
It may not be an issue with a body-on-frame chassis,as already mentioned.
I've cut the roof off my Karmann Ghia and it will require some reinforcement,as it's pan doesn't have really deep side rails.
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*Are you going to have any wind shield at all?
*Or just wear DOT rated goggles?
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I would recommend a turtledeck,head fairing as you see in many early open-cockpit aircraft,and racing spider cars.Porsche and Ferrari come to mind.