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    Hey peoples

    I had a thought....

    Has anyone turned a vl sedan into a convertible and got it road legal????

    Well i was thinking I might have a play with one of the wrecks and see if I could turn it into a soft top convertible and see what it would be like.

    What do you guys think????

    Do you reckon i should have a play and see how it goes???

    The only thing is that if no-one has done it before maybe i could be the first one to do it!!!!

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    I've seen it done a few times.


    Struts need to be added to the body and solid rods weleded inside the windscreen support including leaning back the windshield. Quite a bit of work is required.
    You put you left foot in, your put your right foot in , you take your left foot out and you slide it all about!

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    I've see a few VN's and Ford LTD (the older shapes)done, never a VL. Why don't you have a go with photoshop and see what it looks like, see if it has the lines that would look good as a convertible. Also speak to an engineer, anything can be done if its within the safety guidelines. It would be a challenge, I reckon it could look pretty good with the VL.

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    there is a vl convertable in the holden musemum in echuca thats road legal looks great to

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    Quote Originally Posted by VLWALKY View Post
    yeah looks good!!! i think i might have to have a play with my wreck
    angle grinder FTW

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    There was a dark blue/purple VL with a walky kit running around here for a few years.
    Apparently the owner had it done in Cairns.

    Did it look good?..........nope!

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    yeah i know that im not silly, thats why i was gunna do it on a wreck and fiddle around then do it to another so i can fix mistakes if need be

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    looks tough but i want somthing different one of a kind convertable but different to the one in the museum

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    yeah well one o my shells i cant get registered coz the previous owner ****ed it in the bum so i will have a play with that one day when i get time and take photos and shit when im doing it prob wont be for a lil bit tho

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    Quote Originally Posted by VLWALKY View Post
    yeah well one o my shells i cant get registered coz the previous owner ****ed it in the bum so i will have a play with that one day when i get time and take photos and shit when im doing it prob wont be for a lil bit tho
    im looking forward to it

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    yeah it will be awesome lol

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