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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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'vert to fastback conversion - I figured this would happen

With the price of '67 - '68 fastbacks - I was waiting on something like this to happen -
and the price of '67 'verts is not real high (at least compared to '65 or '66 models)
Has anybody actually seen one of these in person?

Here is an ebay ad -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-1968-67...a2bdf9&vxp=mtr
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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Gotta admit I like it.
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 08:01 AM
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Looks right! Can you put it on and off without scratching your paint?
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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THAT is Slick!
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 08:50 AM
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Ken - This is what the ad says -
The roof weighs 75 pounds when tried out. the roof comes off with 2 bolts and 2 wing nuts, and can be removed in less than 2 minutes. The top is held on by two bolts in the front and two wing nuts in the rear. There is a metal header attached to the roof. On this metal header, there are two tinnerman nuts (mustang fender nut clips) The two bolts go thru the mustang convertible sunvisor bracket dowel pin guide hole and thread into the tinnerman nuts, The fiberglass roof up front is built to have a gasket that sits on the windshield stainless steel trim. The back of the roof is held on by two wing nuts. For mounting the back of the roof, two coupe sunvisor bracket rods are secured to the rear seat metal back frame. (Don't laugh . . . it works, its simple and inexpensive.) The sunvisor bracket rods so they could swivel out of the way when the top is in the down position. This keeps the top from tearing or catching the mounting rods. The sunvisor rods are tapped to accept a 5/16 wing nut. The sunvisor bracket is double nutted for a height adjustment of the roof. There is metal reinforcement attached to the roof where the wing nuts attach. The owner can adjust the double nut, thus adjust the roof height. I choose to have the roof sit 1/4 inch off the paint. I do not want to marr the paint. Weatherstripping can be attached to the roof where the roof sits on the convertible boot snap trim (hockey sticks). This weatherstripping will keep most of the water and wind noise out. When the new owner installed the rear glass, rain should not get into the car. However, if this car is taken to a car wash, and the pressure washer is aimed at the roof to body lines, or the window to roof lines, some water will get in, just like any old Mustang. In short, the roof can be as water tight as the new owner wants it to be, but keep in mind that the tighter the roof, the more chance for paint damage.

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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 05:43 PM
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Thats pretty cool
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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When I first heard about these, I thought the '65 - '66 conversion would look better, but after looking at pictures, I am not so sure.
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