If I were going to build a car for track use/abuse or build one with Mustang II front suspension and other butchery I would use one...but I doubt I would take the time to do it myself.

It's just a roof right. due to Dynacorn pretty soon its going to come down to the fact that "This is a real mustang" versus "This is an aftermarket mustang"...if you get my drift.

 

I have done a lot of body work swapping roofs like this is a 10 on a 1 to 10 scale of how hard.If its not straight on a unibody the car will never drive straight and sit level ever again.If it was a full frame its more forgiving i have chopped about 10 roofs in my time that is easier to do.To me i would keep the coupe its lighter and stronger the fastbacks always show stress cracks around the back window if drove hard.

 

I'm in process of doing one now, here is the link to the thread I started on the project. https://mustangforums.com/forum/clas...onversion.html The trick is to find a good donor fastback. It should be hit really hard or really super rusty otherwise why not just rebuild the fastback. Getting a complete car is important because tracking down all the interior parts for the back of the fastback will be tough and expensive. The fastback I started with was super rusty with no title and it was basically completely stripped. I did get one side glass and the headliner bows, that was about it. This is not really a project for a first timer but I would say it is about a 7 out of 10 on the hardness scale.

 

Thanks guys for the responses. It was just a thought I been debating on for a while. I think I like the Convertible with removable hard top..

 

I still have yet to see these convertibles with hard tops. Seems like a great idea but only if you have a dedicated space in a garage to keep the top. Plus you're screwed if it rains outta no where and you don't have the top on. Then there's no putting the top up, it's not there!

 

I only see 2 on ebay so they are custom made and looks like you lose use of the back seat with no head room.

 

I would much rather just go with a coupe.

 

aye ... same opinion here changing the roof on those you'd have to be well bored and skilled... use a coupe and make it look nice or sell the coupe to buy a fastback if you have to have one .

 

hightower, if you are out without the top on and it starts to rain you just put up the convertible top up.

 

I just found the coupe hardtop you were talking about. I'm a jeep guy too so when I think of hardtop you either leave it on or take it off. So thats what I thought when I heard hard top, that you would take it off and put it in the garage or something.

Here's one of those hardtop convertibles, VERY cool to see how it works:
http://benzs.blogspot.com/2009/04/eb...1967-ford.html








Still maintains the back seat, very cool!