anyone ever sawzalled the roof off your CGT?

[Mark R]

I LOVED my first car, a 1987 Bertone X1/9.  I still have it (in pieces).
Love targa tops, VERY functional.  I did ski trips with roof racks on the
targa in the winter, and drove all summer with the top off.  Lots of
fabrication to make a weather-tight targa with a sawzall, though.

AFAIK, a European tuner did a convert conversion to an UR-Q or Coupe GT as a
show car.  Would be fairly simple to fabricate bows and a canvas roof (like
old convertibles).

Good luck, and send pics!

Mark Rosenkrantz


On 3/9/07, David Ullrich <david.ullrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My thoughts? Make it into a "targa" like the Fiat X1/9. Cut the roof out
> at
> the crease in the roof, leaving the rear part of the roof and the rear
> window in place. The other cut would be just aft of the windshield header,
> leaving the windshield and pillars in tact. Instant "Coupe GT targa" and
> it
> should help some with rigidity. Add in a little bracing in the trunk area
> and a strut tower brace and I would think you would have many moons of
> open
> air motoring...
>
> Dave
> 1987 CGT 2.3
> SE VA