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On 24 May 2002, at 10:07, Iamkeen@aol.com wrote: > Here's another option, which is considerably less sensible, and which I'm > counting on you all to talk me out of: some careful hacksawing, some welding, > some beer (for courage), and voila! a nasty fasty drop-top. I mean, better > that than the scrap-heap, yeah? On a car that is destined for the scrap heap anyway, this is probably a fun and interesting experiment, especially if you don't expect much of it. You need to look in to the licensing and insurance problems before you start, and keep in mind that you will lose LOTS of structural stiffness when you do this. Even if the floor is solid the doors may not close right, and the floors, etc are seldom solid at this age. On this car, you may well discover that ALL the strength was in the part you just cut away. Approach this with care! - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org