Rear end conversion...

[Billy The Kidd]

Who here has done the rear panel conversion to make the vert look like a coupe? I know there are some pics here but I am just interested to see who else has done this? Thanks

 

[SylvanSRT]

Jeff Lemke AP Engineering maker of the Trunk Top, and Street Serpent(body conversion) site sponsor easily find a like on the site. Also recent thread "Street Serpent #5)

 

[Billy The Kidd]

I have his decklid. I just want to see some other pics that are in progress of the transformation.

 

[06blueviper]

Try here http://forums.viperclub.org/srt10-srt10-coupe-discussions/608265-update-my-convt-project.html

 

[Billy The Kidd]

Thanks.. I am finding that I have to actually build the decklid to get a desired panel gap. Anyone have to do the same?

 

[ROCKET62]

On my serpent, we did have to build the deck lid to get the right gap. Where the lid meets the bumper was the worst - but in looking at a number of stock SRT's and Coupes - it appears that this gap can be pretty big.

 

[Billy The Kidd]

do you mean where the lid meets the bumpers vertically on the sides by the lights? I was told I would have to toe in the bumper to meet but I thought that wrong. Once the inner tail light cover is on, the lid then has to be fit from there. Right?

 

[Jeff Lemke]

On my serpent, we did have to build the deck lid to get the right gap. Where the lid meets the bumper was the worst - but in looking at a number of stock SRT's and Coupes - it appears that this gap can be pretty big.

Yea,

It's a pretty large gap in stock form (1/2" or more on some cars). We close them up here tighter as well, but not down to 1/8" like the rest of the gaps (see photo below).

For the sides, use the factory type "U SHIMS" at a larger thickness on the quarter panels to bring the gap to the desired width. I'll be showing this in the "Street Sepernt #5" thread soon.

Jeff

 

[ROCKET62]

All in all, my back end came together very well. As Jeff mentioned, a number of shims were needed to shore up the gaps on the sides, but they look very good. My body guy used larger washers than the stock bolts to hold everything in place, but he said they were needed to prevent some wrinkling that was happening without them. We will probably paint these the body color so that they are not as noticable. Jeff, I was actually going to mention the gap between the bottom of the deck lid and the bumper - but as always - you are on top of it.

Yea,

It's a pretty large gap in stock form (1/2" or more on some cars). We close them up here tighter as well, but not down to 1/8" like the rest of the gaps (see photo below).

For the sides, use the factory type "U SHIMS" at a larger thickness on the quarter panels to bring the gap to the desired width. I'll be showing this in the "Street Sepernt #5" thread soon.

Jeff

 

[Billy The Kidd]

how do the overslam bumpers get screwed in or attached to the decklid?

 

[ROCKET62]

how do the overslam bumpers get screwed in or attached to the decklid?

There was a metal plate that the overslam bumpers screwed into that I believe was held in by rivets on my old trunklid that I used for my conversion.

 

[Billy The Kidd]

thank you for your help