T tops?

Push370zzz · 09-29-2010, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris@WheelsDirectOnline.com

Guys in all honesty everyone keeps saying structural issues, but the coupe was designed to be ready for the convertible. If it makes you feel better, I am sure an option how the 300 had it where their is a bar in the middle can definitely be done. I would love to see it like that, but this an awesome idea and a GREAT way to stand out.

Look out for this car at SEMA, and go figure my best friends now Forged Specialties stepped up and sponsored the vehicle so look out to see a brand new design on the car.

This is not true, the coupe is NOT designed to accommodate the convertible. Why do you think the coupe was out an entire year earlier? There is a lot more design and testing involved in building a convertible. I'm not sure exactly what the differences in the supports, but I guarantee that the coupe is NOT going to be as solid as the convertible if you just remove the roof. It takes Nissan about an extra 100-150lbs to gain the same rigidity and an additional 50-100lbs for the difference in weight of the soft top and mechanism, and I promise anybody else isn't going to be able to do it as well for reasonable cost.

I'm not saying it's going to fall apart, but I'm just trying to point out that you are removing a huge structural member in the car. I would be very worried about what would happen in the event of ANY kind of accident. Furthermore, selling a targa top vehicle would more than likely be a huge liability issue for yourself when the car inevitably cannot react the way it was designed to in certain collision events.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Ford Focus RS Tops Nissan GT-R In "Real World" Test	AK370Z	Other Vehicles	23	05-07-2009 09:35 PM
I miss T-Tops	Nizzan	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	9	01-24-2009 02:00 PM