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Old Oct 22, 2001 | 03:36 AM
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Convertable FD

Does any one have any pictures? I have two a pink one and this burgandy one but I'd like to see any and all if anyone has any. Thanks!

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Old Oct 22, 2001 | 05:17 PM
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Why would you do that to the car. I can't imagine that they look good. Post the pics, I'm interested to see what they look like.
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Old Oct 23, 2001 | 01:53 PM
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here's one. I won't post the pink one cause it just looks like ***. No FD should ever be pink
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Old Oct 23, 2001 | 03:11 PM
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Looks like a jaguar...kinda.
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Old Oct 23, 2001 | 05:16 PM
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Nice chop job. That's the first FD convertible that I have seen.

I remember that Mazda was saying back in 92 that there won't be a convertible version and the car mags were like 'yeah right'. Well, it turns out that FDs weren't such a big hit afterall.

Is it a manual top I take it? How does the car perform compare to the coupe? Any rattle or seal problems? Is the hatch replaced by a trunk lid?

That does look like a jag, especially with the maroon paint job. I would love to see it in person. More pix pleeeze!!
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Old Oct 23, 2001 | 11:59 PM
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I remember last year when I was looking around for my FD I was offered a convertable FD. I think it was in Washington DC but I don't really remember. I would have bought it except it was out of my price range. He was asking 22k for it. I think he said it cost him 6k to turn it into a convertable. Or did he say 16k? Well either way. It looked very nice and I really wish I could have gotten it.
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Old Oct 25, 2001 | 12:57 AM
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so does anyone else have any pictures of one?
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Old Oct 30, 2001 | 01:53 AM
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that would be nice, only ones i know of are the pink porsche kitted ******* box pos bodykitted one, and that nice one

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Old Oct 30, 2001 | 07:11 AM
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damn I wich I had a convertable FD. The only draw back is that alot of people would think its a miata.
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Old Oct 31, 2001 | 07:11 AM
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The maroon one looks bad *** to me....I'd love to feel FD speed topless!
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Old Nov 4, 2001 | 06:12 PM
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I want that! Wish I could find somewhere to get that done
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Old Nov 4, 2001 | 06:31 PM
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lol you dont wanna know how much it cost to get it done
just look at the pictures and be content
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Old Nov 10, 2001 | 02:16 AM
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I know that the company who performed the conversions is located in California, but does anyone know who did them? I think it was a company called Stratman conversions or something like that, does anyone know who did the conversions?
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Old Nov 10, 2001 | 05:19 AM
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I know that the company who performed the conversions is located in California, but does anyone know who did them? I think it was a company called Stratman conversions or something like that, does anyone know who did the conversions?
name sounds familiar to me
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Old Nov 12, 2001 | 08:34 AM
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Wouldnt the uni body have to be upgraded? Seems like loosing the roof would cause a serious weakness in support of the body...
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Old Nov 14, 2001 | 12:11 AM
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I used to live in Washington DC and had seen a burgandy convertible FD there. If you had a chance you should have bought it. I saw it a couple of times in Rockville driving and in a parking lot. They had done a great job on the top fit.
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Old Nov 16, 2001 | 09:06 AM
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Much like the TT, the droptop kills the smooth shape.
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Old Nov 16, 2001 | 10:52 AM
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a FD and an audi are diff. The FD has smooth lines, the audi has its lil bubble theme, I agree the audi looks pretty w/ a hardtop
But I like the convertible FDs that I've seen pictures of so far. Like people say, looks like a jag.
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Old Nov 16, 2001 | 03:50 PM
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Before I got my 94' I was going to buy a red Convertible 91'. I can imagine a topless FD being a blast on the highway. It would be like a Ferrari.
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Old Nov 17, 2001 | 12:12 AM
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that just killed all the structural integrity.
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