i know it may sound like a crazy idea, but has anyone ever heard of someone trying a hatch conversion on a cavy? im kinda obsessed with the idea of hatches and am really tempted to try this out. help please.
be ready to brace the hell out of the car... i beleive there was one that attempted it. i beleive it was spyderwizard. donno what ever came of this...
never seen it but i always thought that would be pretty @!#$ sweet to do
This would be nice to see done.. post pictures if you end up doing this..
well i just got outta basic training and im in AIT right now. im several states away from home and my ride. i'll be back in october, and may start trying it then. in the meantime keep the ideas and info coming! preciate it guys.
Just let down your backseat or remove it completely
i intended to do this when we overhauled the car, but decided against it. it would not be tough at all. few simple braces would be all you needed.
just remember, if you ever plan to sell the car, half your potential buyers just walked out
i would say more like 98%
ZtwatyFo wrote:be ready to brace the hell out of the car... i beleive there was one that attempted it. i beleive it was spyderwizard. donno what ever came of this...
All I remember Chazz doing was cutting the rear deck out of the car. I wouldn't consider that a hatch.
Shadowfire wrote:ZtwatyFo wrote:be ready to brace the hell out of the car... i beleive there was one that attempted it. i beleive it was spyderwizard. donno what ever came of this...
All I remember Chazz doing was cutting the rear deck out of the car. I wouldn't consider that a hatch.
i agree, but I have to assume thats what the OP is referring to.
If you have the know-how to complete a true hatch conversion(lifting rear hatch) he wouldnt be asking on a forum....let alone this forum
yes exactly that! tCs were pretty much the instigator of this whole obsession.... theyre just so badass, arent they? if i could get my stuff lookin just like that, then.... well i dont know but jesus i would love it. im just not sure i wanna go to cuttin' on my baby like that tho. then again i also wanna do a choptop. have you seen the one on cardomain?
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/1812994
thats a lotta cuttin but..... well you guys understand, right? its sooooooo cool...
anyone else for/against? keep em comin
Justin Welsh wrote:yes exactly that! tCs were pretty much the instigator of this whole obsession.... theyre just so badass, arent they? if i could get my stuff lookin just like that, then.... well i dont know but jesus i would love it. im just not sure i wanna go to cuttin' on my baby like that tho. then again i also wanna do a choptop. have you seen the one on cardomain?
thats a lotta cuttin but..... well you guys understand, right? its sooooooo cool...
anyone else for/against? keep em comin
i thought about this years ago, got the idea from eclipses. im sure it's possible, but it would probably take a few grand in body work, even doing a lot of the work yourself.
as for the choped cav, yeah... we know about it. it's been discussed to death here.
Justin Welsh wrote:yes exactly that! tCs were pretty much the instigator of this whole obsession.... theyre just so badass, arent they? if i could get my stuff lookin just like that, then.... well i dont know but jesus i would love it. im just not sure i wanna go to cuttin' on my baby like that tho. then again i also wanna do a choptop. have you seen the one on cardomain?
thats a lotta cuttin but..... well you guys understand, right? its sooooooo cool...
anyone else for/against? keep em comin
so you dont wanna cut up your car, but you wanna chop the top in half?
i think these are pipe dreams
I would not say a TC is badass, but the hatch design I will say, would look pretty sexy.
but also agree with what the others are saying
...cost a few grand? i wouldve expected about two, maybe. i just need to ask around my home town, talk to some buddies, ask a few favors. i really wanna try this thing out. guess i better start savin up. god knows how long thatll take
it would not be cheap, If a shop were doing it, I would imagine arround 10 grand at least, if you can get qualified friends to help with free work, then it could cost 2 grand.
this not be cheap!!!!
(considering to have a Quarter panel replaced it would cost arround 3-4 grand at a shop(after paint)
good luck it you try it, it would be cool to see, not very practical I don't think, but still cool.
I think it would be funny to see a 4 door turned into a wagon, or better yet, a 2 door turned into something like the civics, it would be like a smaller, newer nomad.
B the First.. Nothings impossible.
hahaha. that would be sexxxy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ever since my dad got his first cavy. tha base model hatch wit a stick i wanted it!!! but when i was little it died and he got her crushed! =[ but then he got a 2000 base model and now that one is mine! i love doing mods to my cavy and have always wondered what it would look like as a hatch! plz do it and post some pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think it would be badd ass! i would od it to mine, but i just graduated from high school last year and am currently paying for college and and books and sh*t all on my own so, no money for that kind of stuff!!
Chazz actually was talkin about doin this. I dunno if he started or not, but either way I doubt he finished since he's scrappin the whole car.
Keep use posted on this hatch situation..
will do. im still not for sure on it. if it does go down, it'll definitely be a later mod. i'll have to save for this for quite a while. if/ when it happens i'll be sure to post it up here, especially since it's not for sure that it's ever been done. i'd LOVE to perform a j-body first!
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