Looking at a 70 Roadrunner post car. We are thinking about a Superbird clone, but weren't all Superbirds Coupes? Never seen a post one. Is it possible to convert a post car to a coupe? How would I do it? If I am builiding a Bird, I want to do it so it looks as accurate as possible. Any insights would help.
Thanks
Dave in Colorado

Possible, but I'd imagine the door jamb and roof would need some metal work in order to get the glass to fit and work right. Personally I would just get a 2 door hardtop Satellite or Belvedere body instead and go from there.

'68-'70 Coupes - all Belvedere 2-doors, early-'68 RRs - zero Belvedere HTs.
Coupes have a full B-pillar (rocker to roof), HTs don't.
Coupes had pop-out quarter glass hinged at the B-pillar, and different door glass & upper weatherstripping.
The differences can't possibly be worth doing a conversion.
All Superbirds were HTs, zero Coupes.
Superbird conversion also requires the nose cone & headlamp stuff, Coronet fenders & hood, back glass plug, etc etc.
Every once in a while a clone-Superbird project pops up for sale.

I have been looking and every Satellite I find is too rusted to even entertain building a Bird. I found this Roadrunner, pretty solid. I would prefer a Satellite or Belvedere, and keep the Roadrunner a Roadrunner....

Removing the post is a piece of cake, its just spot welded in there like the rest of the car. However you're gonna need a few things ...

Rear roll-down windows and assemblies. The appropriate side panels. The proper top and bottom trim. Door windows for a hardtop.

There may be a few other tidbits but I think I covered most of it. Go for it !

Oh yeah ! Go tell that to my car ! The post is CLEARLY a separate piece.

Coupe had posts, hardtops do not

2dr. coupes are lighter than hardtops ... by more than what the roll up window mechanism weighs ... there is more in the body structure than the spot welded post to support that open space from the A pillar to the C pillar.

The 2 door post is considered a coupe in the B body Mopar platform , what you want to turn that car into is a hardtop.

It's more that just taking out the pillar , I'd keep looking for a hardtop suitable donor.

Not if you're Hemmings! Saw this last night on the net And here I thought it was a '70 GTX Hardtop not a '69 hardtop post/coupe ??

Wow! Someone posted incorrect information online?? Even in Hemmings?

I'm shocked! What is the world coming to?

It's not incorrect information, it was posted on the internet so it must be true!

^^^^^^^LOVE IT..

Joe

Time for a dumb question.......
What's the difference between a post and hardtop, never hrd of this.
Only have an E-body.

BDW - I explained that in an earlier response.

Sorry for the sidetrack, googled b-pillar.
Didn't know 2-door cars had the solid floor to roof deal?
Thought that was only on 4-door cars.

They don't !!!

I've done this swap twice over the decades, seeing that you've source a few rusty hardtops, let them be the donor car for the parts you'll need, post side glass has to go, you'll need all the donor door internals/glass/guide frames/vent windows/etc as well....all the structure/braces/glass/etc from the quarter window, the roof channel moulding to hold the glass/roof seal from the hardtop, plus you'll need to cut/trim the upper portion of the rear door jamb so the qtr rubber seal and rear qtr glass can wind down, there a few other tid bits you'll need, so best to have a donor....stick with 69-70 donors, the 68 is slightly different in regards to glass window vertical seals/glass, guides in the doors and qtrs/ regulator mounting holes/etc...not worth the hassle dealing with a 68 model yea only

MikeG