chop top e30

[318isbmw]

I like the idea, would be awesome. That chop looks good on that car. Kit I'm not sure about but chop looks good, its subtle.

[Farbin Kaiber]

P-chop? Real chop?

[Dominic49]

there you go

[Teaguer]

Bret , aka "rigmaster", has attempted this .

Don't know if he ever finished or buttoned it up but there are pics out there of it .

[homegrone30]

oh yeh sounds good

[Farbin Kaiber]

Just to start, you'll need custom glass, you'll need to essentially make new trim all around, either lengthen and re-angle the frona a-pilliar and door, or drastically re-design the C pilliars.

This is a very bad idea, because this car is a unibody. copping tops works fine for body-on-frame cars, where the body doesn't account for a large percentage of the car's structure. If you're absolutely sure of your welding abilities, it is possible, but custon glass isn't cheap, and the conversion will cost you dearly, especially if you don't do the welding yourself.

You dont need custom glass, there is an old hot rod tech. of channeling the glass down into the cowl,trunk,body panels to drop it up to 10" in some cases, I figure you could get about 4-6" outa an e30 by looking at my nekid firewall, but I wouldn't spend that much time doing it. much too much work.

[Mastrcruse]

Chip Foose could do it haha. It might be cool to look at but geez that would be expensive as hell. Contact Foose, he probably will do it for 40g's

[whiltebeitel]

Just to start, you'll need custom glass, you'll need to essentially make new trim all around, either lengthen and re-angle the frona a-pilliar and door, or drastically re-design the C pilliars.

This is a very bad idea, because this car is a unibody. copping tops works fine for body-on-frame cars, where the body doesn't account for a large percentage of the car's structure. If you're absolutely sure of your welding abilities, it is possible, but custon glass isn't cheap, and the conversion will cost you dearly, especially if you don't do the welding yourself.

[homegrone30]

i really want to do it to mine but i wouldnt know where to begin plus no welder

[delphini]

OK i've thought what if too but I wouldn't dare!!!! But what if somebody did it to a cabby??? Really , just alter the soft top and shorten the windshield. Somebody should do a photoshop and see what it looks like.

[akorcovelos]

I've thought about that myself, I think it would look sweet, very aggressive.

[homegrone30]

has any one ever seen one it sounds like a good idea to me i think that it would look kick ass.