Toyota Tercel chop top into a convertible

here is a junk toyota tercel with 214,000 hard miles choped up n cut into a Convertible. I was junking off my scrap cars and wanted to have some fun before this went and now I kinda like it. I do have a mustang GT-350 convertible but this one seems to turn more heads and I just cant bring myself to scrap it yet

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[buzzclark]

Hello. Thank you for this very valuable & safe information. You just may have saved my life. Now I will not make my own convertible - BUT I do have a question - Why did you recommend purchasing a Saab if I wanted a convertible?? Now would that be a factory Convertible Saab OR would that be a do-it-yourself Convertible Saab?? Thank You. Sincerely, JAMES.

[AdirondackNY]

@buzzclark Saab has factory convertibles that are built amazingly strong, the doors overlap the rocker panel so on a side impact they dont cave in also the rocker is thick steel that goes up the A pillar and around the windshield like a roll bar, not all are built like that. also it is not uncommon to buy a 94 or older under $1500 also if you look up ( SAAB Convertible crash test ) or (Convertible Saab flipped over) then something like ( dodge neon crash test ) you can watch the differance.

[buzzclark]

Hello. I feel like doing this myself - however, I have heard that if the body of the car is not sufficiently reinforced to stabilize a convertible & hold the rest of the body together without the top part & door pillars you could have devastating & disasterous results out on the road. Has your Tercel held up well over the period of time?? I'd really appreciate some feedback. Thank You. Sincerely, JAMES.

[AdirondackNY]

@buzzclark the tercel started bending within 1 week of driving it in normal conditions, it kept twisting till the doors didnt fit but I kept re-aligning them. if I had an accident I would be safer driving an accordion. in a front hit the dashboard will come down in your lap and the windshield will take your head off, even if I welded in support bars it would not be as strong unless I built a roll cage. every time I drove I thought of a tierod end snapping and flipping flattening the windshield.

[AdirondackNY]

@buzzclark even though it was so fun to drive it was dangerious and stay tuned because I am going to make a video of it with a blow up doll driving it into a boulder before I scrap it. so you will how bad it is. if you want a convertible do what I did and buy a Saab. even when I put it on my lift with the top down the doors dont bend.

[howitzer86]

Excellent choice in music, unlike so many other Youtube videos...

It seems like the Tercel looks pretty good as a convertible. Remove the back seats and extend the trunk about half-way into that space, and then build a retracting vinyl roof - it'll be really awesome then. (though I imagine it's gone by now)

[AdirondackNY]

@howitzer86 odly enough I still have the tercel and I did put a piece of plywood over the back seat to give it the 2 seater look and this week I will video it starting up for the first time this year and I will be putting a blow up doll in it and she will drive it into a boulder blowing the air bag

[robert57chev]

I have a 95 Toyota Tercel with over 400,000 miles on it awesome cars, awesome video :)

[robert57chev]

@Jaguar7444 Just get a sawzall and cut the roof off thats it all you pretty much have to worry about is the inside roof light :)

[1911jt]

The Tercel never came as a factory ragtop.The Paseo did,but they are so rare I have only seenone and it was on Craigslist.I actually bought an 88 Tercel coupe from a salvage yard last year with plans of a similar procect.But the head gasket blew first.

Right now I have an 88 Sen\tra coupe tah I bought with the saame intention.But I need another car before I can cut this one up.