Has anybody here completed a Corvette hatch mod? This is instead of the whole hatch opening, just the glass opens and lifts. Is there anybody out there that has access or availability of a older C4 Vette to take some measurements? I've been thinking of fabbing something up but would like to get alittle more insight before I jump the gun.

 

that would be cool. Kinda like the concept car pic's floating around.

 

I'll get my car back friday, and take any measurement you want.

-- Joe

 

Cool thank you. Could you measure from roof to spoiler, the length at the top, the length at the bottom, and the length at the widest spot on the glass, hey I'll even take some pictures if you could get some. Thanks man I appreciate it.

 

Picking the car up tomorrow at 4pm. I'll snap a pic and write down measurements.

-- Joe

 

The concept car does not use a Vette hatch, it uses the stock hatch modified so the glass opens.

 

Regardless of what glass/hatch is used... keep in mind that locking down the hatch deck will render (nearly) useless your spare storage, the already useless compartment on the drivers side and the hatch well mostly. Also, the rear trim would have to be modified.removed in the event you want to access your rear lamps.
Neat idea, not very practical beyond aesthetic appearance (IMO).

 

Those are the exact design points GM used with the Vette.

1) Useless storage area
2) Locked down hatch
3) Impossible to remove tail lamps! (no joke on this one)

It can be done, but it would suck ***

A lot of metal work, welding, a latch assembly, carefully drilling out and reshaping the window, some modified weatherstrip, and a little bit of bondo and it can be pulled off.

-- Joe

 

He could always do something like i was gonna do for a diff look.

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a VERT deck lid for a trunk lid. and a piece of lexan rear window.

 

Now that is an idea there, it would minimize the amount of metal work needed. That sort of reminds me of a c5 z06 rear window. I'm going to look into that and see what I can come up with. It actually seems more plausible because getting ahold of some glass from a c4 corvette doesn't look like it's happening to soon.


And deadbird, it all depends on the thought and work put into it. With the right thinking and work done it may be able to open up like a truck's rear. Turn the key one way to pop just the glass turn it the other to open the hatch. I'm not saying it would most definately work, but it's an idea spinning up in the air.