the camaro hard top and camaro convertible weight almost the same!!! thats freakin awesome! now if one comes up, i wont feel bad buying it.

does anyone have and pics of what a convertible looks like the the aftermarket roll bar thing (whatever its called)

 

To me a 100lb difference isn't almost the same, but hey what ever makes ya happy!

Kevin D.

 

i thought they were almost the same b/c the conv lost the heavy glass hatch....those liars!

 

i thought they were almost the same b/c the conv lost the heavy glass hatch....those liars!

 

When you add the reinforcements AND roll cage, which is heavier then a rear seat
The pics are in the pinned section, I'm sure you would find
BILL

> My example pic has custom seats, but I didn't resize the rollbar one>

 

wow, looks sexy

 

Thats Tommys Car.

I have more of his pic's here
http://www.cecoatings.com/images/oth.../TommyMRIROCZ/


here are more verts also....
http://www.cecoatings.com/images/oth.../Convertables/


Heres a shot of my Roll Bar in the Vert Im working on...
http://www.cecoatings.com/images/Car...s/DSC01195.JPG

 

Likely you found this one I had to resize, but adding sharpness... it became too large again... I have to check while I'm posting there hehe...

 

now thats a nice camaro, i wish i had one like that

 

Who wouldn't??
Not many really impress me, being a Firebird guy, but overall, I'm a stubborn GM loyalist...as many mistakes as they make, they had the styling studio and luckily the engineers needed to keep up with the stiff competition year in and year out.
These days, I feel nothing new from them gets my blood pumping though, other then the Vette, which still LOOKS like a USA Vette
Bill

 

MVMA Specifications:

CAMARO (1FP87) 2 Door Coupe (LHO & MB1) = 3105 Pounds.

CAMARO (1FP67) 2 Door Convertible (LHO & MB1) = 3220 Pounds.

CAMARO Z28 (1FP87) 2 Door Coupe (LB9 & M39) = 3273 Pounds.

CAMARO Z28 (1FP67) 2 Door Convertible (LB9 & M39) = 3377 lb's.

 

well that video about the iroc convertible lied, check the video section of this site

 

If you've looked through, I think it was Consumer Digest/Guide, etc, prior reviews (they keep moving up in years), our generation of Firebirds, all types, got favorable, if not excellent, reviews from car critics for their handling, especially, and power...as usual ride comfort is the victim of a car meant for road enthusiests. (the 'sporty car' segment ;:~)
I think by and large, these are somewhat small cars, but don't fit in that bracket when I think of small cars. What I did notice is my two rides together; '88 Sedan Deville and the '89 Firebird 2 door coupe, both are roughly the same size, and of course, being a luxury car meant for comfort, the Cadillac is heavier. Anyway, the reinforcement for the droptop doesn't have too much of a downside.
Bill

 

yeah, i heard that the extra weight of the support was offset by loosing the heavy glass hatch

 

If you're willing to forego the extra seating for a rollcage, you have to factor in more weight though I have no numbers, I like the look, but for me, prefer the seating. I got my first ride in the car back there!

You can picture, I got my 32" Toshiba TV home from the cities in that back seat, it was used from a pawn shop so it was outside of the original box, but it worked. Luckily we have flat screens nowadays! hehehe

 

what size rims is he rolling on, they look like the 18s that hawks sells..

 

here it is

 

My site has pics before and after though. Need some new pics this year since I went to wider ET Streets out back!


Convertible pics

 

I love the old hotrod big rear meats, hunched down in front look, and the roll bar means your ready for street or strip, if it doesn't look import-style, anyway hehe

Do all rollbars delete the rear seat?
Bill

 

Not necessarily.... but it gives rear passengers something nice and hard to whack their heads on!

 

350's arent an option on verts either keep that in mind (unless its asc i guess)

 

I shared words with Scott Moyer on the History/Restoration board and I'll say in my opinion, a car ordered thru a dealer or one with a VIN from the factory for convertible status, done via ASC, the selected company GM sent cars to is official to me. There are a finite number of cars done per year, and mine happens to be one that had the factory L98 engine. (and no #3 in VIN)

ASC cars I'd say are 'official' GM, that based on the GM designers sending their own cars off to ASC (I can say for sure, at least one) ...Likely after they rolled off the production line. Arm me with evidence to the contrary. For sake of questions I'm asked about my car, I keep answers brief so I typically quote the number most people seem to have settled on, it's approx still, I'd wager

BILL

 

My insurance papers have vehicle weight on them

and I've compared a coupe car to a vert and I got news for you

vert is lighter

1250kg for vert
1350kg for coupe

form canada so its in kg times by 2.2 for pounds



edit my vert 5 speed compared to my buddies auto coupe

 

dude these numbers are incorrect because camaro wieght is at least
1500 kgs and up to 1600kgs
just look at the size of the car and u will no that its more
1450 kgs

 

MVMA Specifications:

CAMARO (1FP87) 2 Door Coupe (LHO & MB1) = 3105 Pounds.

CAMARO (1FP67) 2 Door Convertible (LHO & MB1) = 3220 Pounds.

CAMARO Z28 (1FP87) 2 Door Coupe (LB9 & M39) = 3273 Pounds.

CAMARO Z28 (1FP67) 2 Door Convertible (LB9 & M39) = 3377 #'s.

The convertible weighs more than the coupe (including T-top models).

~Steve

 

damn, i remeber when i made this post i didnt have a camaro...i ended up getting a 91 Z28 t-tops (just got it yesterday)

 

I was wondering what MVMA is

I did a search and found nothing to do with vehicles

 

hmmm where did u find this acronym?

 

I got it from here

MVMA Specifications:

CAMARO (1FP87) 2 Door Coupe (LHO & MB1) = 3105 Pounds.

CAMARO (1FP67) 2 Door Convertible (LHO & MB1) = 3220 Pounds.

CAMARO Z28 (1FP87) 2 Door Coupe (LB9 & M39) = 3273 Pounds.

CAMARO Z28 (1FP67) 2 Door Convertible (LB9 & M39) = 3377 #'s.

The convertible weighs more than the coupe (including T-top models).

 

DSIP, thats what that is

 

Motor Vehicle Manufacturer's Association

 

lol, how lame is that

 

We did mention it had reinforcements, correct?

My 1989 T/A dealer sheet also lists specs like the above, but clearly with the V6 Turbo to 350 TPI options on the Bird of preys

Bill

 

officially weighed my car in at the truck scale yesterday

1620kg without me but a full tank of gas
about 3560pds

 

see....thats about the same...

 

My 'vert at a truck stop weigh station, full tank of gas, class books in the trunk (as well as the stock spare/jack) with my gf and I in it was 3700, she's 120 and i'm about 180.