I know there’s some builds out there where this has been done but I had zero luck with the search option. (Probably my errors) I have a 36 ford four door sedan parts car that I believe is considered a touring sedan. While looking over the car and what was left of it with my son it appeared to me that a coupe conversion looked like it wouldn’t be to hard to do. After mentioning it to a few friends about it they said it used to be a common thing??? Anyone know of any one who has done this? These are the only pics I have of the car currently, it gave up its drivetrain for my 35 two door sedan that I’m building. The bottoms of the 36 is absolutely rotted away, the floors, frame, etc are all gone.
You would need the back half of a coupe to do it, or at least all the sheet metal. are the front doors the same length ? I believe the frames and wheel base are the same through all models . you could make it a two door and get rid of the rear vent window in the process . or just leave it a 4 door, still a cool car .
If it was easy it would be a common thing. Fordoor to coupe conversion can,t be easy or common. How about a coupe-ute ? Slab sides and a tailgate would be easier. Cheaper than importing one from Australia.
. . . plus you could use the back doors to extend the front ones to change the proportions and maybe do away with the quarter windows.
Hell yes. I wouldn't say it's ever been common but it can be done and it has been done. You can buy the tail pan below the deck lid brand new, would be helpful to have a coupe trunklid too although you could make one. Cut the back of the roof off and slide it forward to meet the back of the front doors, fill in the quarters with the back door lower skins. The tops of the rear quarters will require a fair amount of fab work but once you've got that you're golden.
She’s definitely not continuing on as a four door, if I have to do this much work to it she’s loosing some doors lol.
Not really all that different to this '33 I did, although the '33 needed more reshaping of the quarter window area and the B pillars were taller (never did get that far, sold it before working out the B pillar height). Made the trunklid off of measurements, filled in whatever gaps were left. It's not easy, but it definitely can be done.
I don’t have a ton of computer skills, but I do my searches from google and include the words the hamb, works most times.
There was that Norwegian build done somewhere on the Hamb. Can't remember the name of that thread however.
I have a 36 5w roof if interested. I am also restoring a 36 ute coupe. look at some pictures of them. It may be easier. I have a set of bead dies to continue the belt line on the 1/4 panel from the door to the tail gate.
5 window doors should be the same length as fordor doors. Might be a slight difference in height above the belt line. But that would be corrected when you chop the top. Using a real coupe roof would be a huge head start.
I wish, a guy up here in the Kent Wa. area, Danny Pascoe, built it with simple hand tools, I only needed a portion of it for my roadster but had to buy the hole thing...................
If I were brave enough to contemplate such a task, I think I'd be looking to try to convert to a 3w instead of a 5w, from a desirability / rarity / even value perspective. Must be less work too - 2 less windows! Chris
Maybe make a "Coudan" like I did, out of a four door sedan body. Some day I will post the build on here, but no donor car needed, just shorten it, use front of front doors and rear of rear doors, start pie cutting the top, and you have a shorty sedan, heck everybody has a coupe, but a coudan!
I think your car just got built! like @Squablow said you can use your sedan stuff for the roof and to fill in the missing bits @brigrat doesn't have...check out a youtuber called Bad Chad I don't always agree with his methods but results are what counts. He just joined a '36 4 dr. front section to the rear roof panels by adding a wedge shape to the door pillar simple and it looks great, he also chopped a '36 sedan lakes style that uses the stock height windshield leaned back radically...
Somewhere on here this got started but not finished (maybe that's your real answer) by some extraordinarily talented dude in Europe. Started with this sexy beast Then did these careful drawings... Started cutting...steady...steady... Partial reassembly Then the big cuts That back section seems to slide right into place Just ready for a big ass bustle. That's where the thread went dead and I was bummed. Now, huge thanks and respect to the Norwegian Blacksmith, we can see the idea completed.
Anyone have a link to this thread for the 5 window conversion?? I searched and looked but can't find it.............
I have a '35 that I considered making into a delivery; Haven't busted out the sawzall just yet (and it is currently for sale...).
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