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How rare is..

How rare is a converable droptop fox cougar?
I only ask becouse I love converables, and I love my tbird. but they never made a vert of my beloved bird.
(WARNING!!!!! the next coment may send some of you into  cardiac arest.....read at your own risk.)
I ask about the rarety becouse what I would like to do is cut one up(ducks punches) If I found one with a desent body, Id like to turn it in to a t-bird. but before yall kill me I ask about production becouse I refuse to kill a rare car.
But if they arent that rare, I think it would be pretty sweet to make an 87, 88 turbocoupe convertable. I know that it would be some crazy intence body work to swap rear facias, but one of my verry good friends is a custom body man and has more skills in his little toe than most in there whole body. it could happen.
so now a ask for yalls honnest opinions. let the flaming begin!

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Reply #1 –
you might be better off findin a suitable donor top, and takin a regular 87-88 tbird to your body man.

would definitely save you some flaming :flame:
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

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Reply #2 –
It's rare enough to not do it. I'm with Gumby, though I think a 4 eye birl would look better as a vert

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Reply #3 –
Take rare and make it the only one of its style. If you gots the funds, do it I say.....yeah. do it
:birdsmily:

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Reply #4 –
Quote from: atariman;163588
Take rare and make it the only one of its style. If you gots the funds, do it I say.....yeah. do it
:birdsmily:


Thats a qoute I can live by!

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Reply #5 –
regardless of the rarity of the the car, i wouldn't even attempt it unless you're capable.  if you're doing it yourself, you better be  good, if you're taking it to a shop, you better make sure they're  good and have the money to pay for a QUALITY job.  turning a car into a convertible sounds easy enough, but it's actually a really involved job and if it's not done right, you might as well throw the car in the dump.
91 ranger 2.3 turbo - nowhere near stock
87 thunderbird turbocoupe
06 pontiac g6 gt
:birdsmily:

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Reply #6 –
I second that about the quote. BEGIN THE RESERCH PHASE!!!!!
p.s. most of my ideas never go past that point!
and Im not talking about turning a hardtop into a vert, im talking about taking a vert couger and making it a bird.

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Reply #7 –
I just wonder if the  Cat verts have stiffer undersides like most other makes.
1987 TC

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Reply #8 –
It'll take more than swapping rear facia's. The Vert. Cougars were four eyes and had very different sheet metal from the gen II TC's.

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Reply #9 –
I would swap more than just the rears, I would swap front, rear, intiors, motor trans(tc stuff) if need be sheet metal aswell. Like I said my budy is an amazing body man. this would be well within his means. this is only an idea as of now. I dont even know if I realy want to do it.

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Reply #10 –
i don't know... i'm more of a coupe guy, not a vert guy.
91 ranger 2.3 turbo - nowhere near stock
87 thunderbird turbocoupe
06 pontiac g6 gt
:birdsmily:

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Reply #11 –
I duno man... I would rock out in a Fila vert':tg:

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Reply #12 –
. I'm not much of a restored/factory stock kind of guy,so if you want to do it, then go ahead. Don't live by what others say.
Jim

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Reply #13 –
Quote from: thundr306;163635
. I'm not much of a restored/factory stock kind of guy,so if you want to do it, then go ahead. Don't live by what others say.
Jim
i would agree with all that, but i dont see a reason to kill off a good cougar 'vert. it would be probly less work overall to build a 'vert TC with a donor frame and top from a similarly sized car. the cougar 'verts are conversions to begin with, anyhow.

there are people who want a cougar 'vert. if thats not what you want, why start with one? if your body guy is as good as you say, a 'vert conversion on a TC would be a cake walk for him and would leave the cougar 'verts for people who actually want them.

im all for buildin your car the way you want. hell, there is very little stock left on my TC. the TC purists would hate it, and i dont care. but your idea jus doesnt make practical sense to me
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

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Reply #14 –
i say eliminate the b pillar, roll down rear windows, one piece top (not folding)  on a 87-88 would be so ****in killer.  maybe even chop the top an inch or 2.  cuting up sheetmetal and putting it on another car is expensive, labor wise.  i mean the verts were 4 eyed right?  and no 87-88 verts?  lots of work right there.  you might be able to get a custom retractable one but i think a solid removable green house would be killer... i bet you'll need a spoiler thats built from scratch to really be able to make the car handle better than it does now with it all welded and modified right.  (to be honest they make drag rear clips, i'd go with one just for easy install for a welder. chop, weld.