Flyrite Roadste...top is off!!

Really productive weekend on the "project."

Everything is sitting where it needs to be, just steering and exhaust to go before firing her up. check out this pic...

 

Please tell me ya'll didn't cut the roof off that nice coupe.

 

You mean nice ROADSTER... it looks bad ass dude.

 

The year I chopped my coupe's lid, I lived in a duplex "compound"... a Model A restorer lived a few houses down, and would come by and chat about Model A's. He was "ok" with me building it into a hot rod "as long as you don't chop it up!"...

So, the day I finally laid the tape on here and carefully cut the roof off... he came driving by... "You RUINED it!!!"

My response was "only if I don't weld it back on!"

Sam.

 

Is that the really nice coupe body from the other post that people were begging you not to cut?

If so, it took some balls! Did I happen to mention I could REALLY use a good 5 window roof? (seriously)

 

Don't think Jason can decide if he wants stanchions, duvall style or do something with the coupe windshield frame. What's everybody think? Jason, where the hell are you?

 

Was talking to my girlfriends pops last night. He's 67 I think.

He said that back in his day guys would pick those up for $50-100. Hack the tops off and drive em til they killed em. Leave em on the side of the road and do it all over again.

If you didn't cut the roof off you were a pussy. Haaa.

Was a great throwback conversation. Cool as dude. Truck driver....still. Over 3 million accident free miles.

 

LOL

These cars get built to attract attention, you gotta know it's not all gonna be positive.

The rest of this thread has me cracked up too. Roof vultures.. indecisive builders (a little late in the game to be coming up with plans?).. haters.. this one's got em all, after about ten posts.

 

I'm perfectly fine with being a roof vulture .

 

I could use the roof too and Im in Austin. Need to get rid of it.

 

A multi-roof vulture thread! A HAMB first?

 

I'll put in my 2 cents because no one listens to me anyway......
If your not going to put the roof back on chopped...then for god's sake put a duvall on it and leave the good iron for the ....( pardon me ) vultures.

 

Duvall and boat windshields look kick ass.

 

No chop involved here folks...

If we cut the roof off to chop, we would have left the area above the belt line....

It's amazing what you can do with photoshop.

 

I thought I was getting the roof to use as a koi pond in my soon to be started tiki garden? What the hell?!

 

Last I heard from Jason before driving home Sunday afternoon, he had an idea for a windshield using curved windshield glass from a Super Beetle recessed into the cowl with a polished brass frame. It's gonna look cool once he polishes the rest of the brass pieces on the car.

 

Take the cut off top, mount it to a go-cart and have a coupe lower than the coupe V8 built!!!! You can sit in the cloth top opening.

 

interesting, does anybody know what windshield the Elvis Roadster used?

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7167

 

Cutting the roof off a coupe to make a roadster?
who would drive around in something so un-cool?

 

Interesting

 

hehe - smart-ass

there is a difference...yours was cut up 50 years ago!

 

Didn't "Boyd" already do that on American Hotrod? I guess that's why he is called "EvilBoydcoupe"!...

I know, I know at least you work on your own car!, There, I said it before you did!

 

Be different. Set it up as a removeable hardtop. I know you guys could do it.

 

1. Idea to cut roof off of coupe after a 6pack 3.99

2. one package of sawzall blades 12.99

3.Having the balls to do it when everbody says dont "PRICELESS"

Its all about the wind whether your on your scoots or in your cage.
Lookin good man love the feel of a open air car.Just remember its yours and you can cut on as much as you like.
Later Shoe

 

Who cares if the top goes on or no IT AINT GONNA MAKE IT TO PASO sooooooooooooooo junk the car and ride one of your little trycycles to the show and leave hot roddin to the ones that know lol.............................
endsville..............von????????????????????????????/

 

I forgot the T in not like you forgot the top in your A lol.....
endsvilloe ....ok no moer drinks fur me................

 

I'll probably be there on my beach cruiser. Maybe Marty will loan me his Taboo Tiki cruiser??? Or better yet, you have a certain cruiser I really like.....

 

Phhht. I took the taboo tiki I won from the HAMB auction and painted that fucker flat black. I had the orange rims powder coated red.

 

I'm happy as can be that you cut the top off.
Now "get it done" (sounds just like a red neck doesn't it?) and
drive it up to Ben D's. You know what day.
Looks good man.........later,
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