# Getting a start on the convertible project **URL:** \ **Category:** Rebuilds\ **Created:** [September 17, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017 "2007-09-17T23:41:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/261 "2016-10-31T19:34:53Z")
Awesome, John - congrats! Your car would have been People’s Choice, if the usual crowd of 300 showed up. Dan ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/dick_koch/32/19_2.png) [@Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/u/Dick_Koch)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/262 "2016-10-31T20:10:02Z")
Yes John, it’s beautiful and the cars looks and your hard work deserve the award. Next year l want two tee shirts, ex. Large. Let me know the cost. Dick ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Merritt](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/mark_merritt/32/48_2.png) [@Mark\_Merritt](https://59plymouth.net/u/Mark_Merritt)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/263 "2016-10-31T23:10:16Z")
Lookin Good John, 11,000 Wow. A far cry from what it started and has ended. Speaking of ending \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Dick so sorry to flip the calendar to November. (Mr. October) Mark ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/dick_koch/32/19_2.png) [@Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/u/Dick_Koch)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/264 "2016-11-01T00:07:16Z")
Mark - Just cut the picture out and tape it to November. Dick ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/265 "2016-11-01T00:30:29Z")
> [@Dick Koch](#): > > Mark - Just cut the picture out and tape it to November. See?!! Dick has an engineering solution for **_everything_**. ---
**Author:** ![RICKYMOPAR](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/rickymopar/32/35_2.png) [@RICKYMOPAR](https://59plymouth.net/u/RICKYMOPAR)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/266 "2016-11-01T01:18:26Z")
I just cut and paste. I am not an engineer but I agree **your Fury looks awesome**! ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/dick_koch/32/19_2.png) [@Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/u/Dick_Koch)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 10:46am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/267 "2016-11-01T10:46:27Z")
Thanks alla’yall, it’s amazing what a little makeup will do! Dick ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/268 "2017-06-04T20:44:36Z")
> [@Big M](#): > > Drilling the spotwelds out was not an option, as they were hidden behind the flange at an angle. I used a high speed drill with a carbide burr to go through them instead. The replacement panel had factory locator holes to align it too the body, which was nice. ![59SFconvertible003_zpsb08adf9c.jpg](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5396137e053a8ef917de2dc31023a44c75a73e41.jpeg) John, tell me more about how you did this. Mine’s not damaged, but I’d like to remove it, rustproof and get it painted separately. Did you remove the heads of the spot welds from the rear of the car forward, or from the front of the car rearwards? Can you provide a pic of the burr bit you used? Thanks Dan ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/dick_koch/32/19_2.png) [@Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/u/Dick_Koch)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 10:23am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/269 "2017-06-07T10:23:44Z")
Dan - When l restored Charlene that rear splash piece was toast, l cut it off with a body knife. I got a replacement from John Fowlie, drilled holes where the spot welds were and bolted it to the body with 10/24 or 10/32 x 1/2" hex head cap screws sourced from Ace Hdwe. A body knife is a piece of hardened Steele approx, 1-1/4" x 14" designed to cut spot welds along a seam when struck with a 4 lb. Maul. Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/270 "2017-06-07T11:14:12Z")
Hmmm… My rear splash is in very good shape. I think it likely that I will bang it up if I smack the spot welds with a body knife. Is it worth it? Perhaps I should just let it be. ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/dick_koch/32/19_2.png) [@Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/u/Dick_Koch)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/271 "2017-06-07T19:25:25Z")
Let it be, let it be, let it beee, let it bee! Thank you very much, Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Merritt](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/mark_merritt/32/48_2.png) [@Mark\_Merritt](https://59plymouth.net/u/Mark_Merritt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/272 "2017-06-08T10:39:57Z")
Boy; Dick sure knows how to “whisper words of wisdom” Mark ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 11:26am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/273 "2017-06-08T11:26:58Z")
Yeah. And the nod to Elvis at the end was a nice touch, doncha think? ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/274 "2017-08-15T00:09:54Z")
What a remarkable project - too important to be lost to PhotoBucket’s clutches. And so I’ve downloaded the pictures from there, and uploaded here, in place. Hopefully I’ve done no damage to John’s wonderful narrative. Please call out any inconsistencies or omissions. Enjoy! Dan ---
**Author:** ![big\_m](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/big_m/32/16_2.png) [@big\_m](https://59plymouth.net/u/big_m)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/275 "2018-03-13T15:02:30Z")
Thanks for going through the effort to do this, Dan!! —Joihn ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/276 "2018-03-13T19:29:41Z")
You are welcome, John. Such a wonderful story - I’d be remiss if I hadn’t! ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/277 "2020-03-24T02:39:47Z")
Yo John - looks a little familiar, doncha think? 😃 ![Capture.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/2/28317e8bc8847fdb486c79eef54eae5f9e3aa99b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![big\_m](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/big_m/32/16_2.png) [@big\_m](https://59plymouth.net/u/big_m)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017/278 "2020-03-24T16:14:20Z")
That’s pretty cool, Dan!! Thanks for sharing this! —John [Previous page](https://59plymouth.net/t/getting-a-start-on-the-convertible-project/1017.md?page=13)