Hello and a techy question, GT4 Convertible ? Options

[carlosfandango]

Hi, some of you guys may know me from Celicatech / GT4OC / Celica Club UK / TOC etc etc.

I test drove a ST205 a couple of weeks ago and have a unusual question, perhaps its been discussed here before?

its been on my mind for a while, a St205 and ST202 Convertible modification.

using the st205 as the project car and getting hold of a crash damaged cabby to molest and take bits off.

I cant find any info regarding chassis strengthening on the st202 cabby. I know that my convertible was sent from Japan to germany in coupe form and converted by a german coachbuilder, they did all the gen 4 convertibles for the european market and differ from usa version, our hood is manual and has a targe top.

i'm assuming the st202 vert left japan as a convertible and need to know what was done to the chassis.

any ideas?

This post has been edited by carlosfandango: Mar 31, 2005 - 11:43 AM

[carlosfandango]

yeah I know that. st205 is liftback, st202 vert is coupe.

well i just had it on good authority that the gen 6 convertible arrived in the respective market place as a coupe and was then converted by a 3rd party, at least the USA version was it seems.

So perhaps the gen 6 verts are like the gen 4 in that respect.

Hey i used to take chinook helicopters apart and used to fabricate airframe assembly's for the Ministry of Defence so a little Celica Trunk should be a doddle, just a different metal is all.

thanks for all the replys guys, its hard to get info in the UK as we dont have the coupe version which would be better to compare a convertible with obviously.

i'm sure the floor pan and chassis is different for the coupe and liftback.

ive decided to write to Toyoat GB PLC.

more ideas more than welcome.

cheers

[blu94gt]

what you're also going to find is that between the coupe, GT liftback and GT4 liftback is they're all different. I've never seen a bare GT4 frame but I'm sure it does have some of the AWD strengthening in it, but what I'm also saying is some of that comes through the roof, which the stock convertible doesn't have AWD so the GT4 may just need a higher grade steel or something for the reinforcements. I know you're not converting a convertible to GT4, that would be a lot mroe difficult. But the GT4 to convertible will come out quite differently than the stock Celica convertible. I wanna see when you're done, I think it'll be hawt.

Another idea would be to cage it. Design a rollcage that will not only look good but provide all of the reinforcing that you need.



bars like that would be hott I think.

~Brian