I found this 'shopped image of a MII convertible here (http://forums.subdriven.com/zerothread?id=4668542&page=1) by Merc63.
His description:
"If you look closely at the pshop I did of the convert, notice what I did with the wheelwells... the rears are raised about 2", the fronts raised about 4" and moved forward about 4" which requires cutting the front suspension mounts out of the "frame railes" and welding them in 4" farther forward. Fairly easy to do, and about the same process as putting the MII suspension in a hot rod or, as is often done, in an early Falcon or Mustang...). Then the bumpers were moved in about 3" (there is a design line on the stock bumper about an inch and a half back from the leading edge and about 3" from the back. This bumper is trimmed to that point and mounted on shortened hydraulic rams, a cheap and easy mod that I've done on countless A1 VWs). it still retains the MII basic identity, but with al the proportions tweaked to math the earlier (and new) Mustangs.
The other benefit of moving the front suspension forward 4" is that it effectively moves the engine farther back in the chassis for better balance along with better stability. Add modern shocks/springs/swaybars and the pictured 16" wheels and tires, and the car would handle quite well indeed. You could do the same on a fastback MII and have a pretty decent ride for very little money."
He's pretty much the only MII supporter in a thread of haters, but he represents the II pretty well.
I've had some of the same thoughts about moving the front suspension crossmember forward by 4 inches, but given the multi-layer construction that Ford used, it's probably harder than it looks.
I had never thought about raising the wheel well arches, but he has a point there, the wheels do seem to disappear excessively when the MII is lowered.
His description:
"If you look closely at the pshop I did of the convert, notice what I did with the wheelwells... the rears are raised about 2", the fronts raised about 4" and moved forward about 4" which requires cutting the front suspension mounts out of the "frame railes" and welding them in 4" farther forward. Fairly easy to do, and about the same process as putting the MII suspension in a hot rod or, as is often done, in an early Falcon or Mustang...). Then the bumpers were moved in about 3" (there is a design line on the stock bumper about an inch and a half back from the leading edge and about 3" from the back. This bumper is trimmed to that point and mounted on shortened hydraulic rams, a cheap and easy mod that I've done on countless A1 VWs). it still retains the MII basic identity, but with al the proportions tweaked to math the earlier (and new) Mustangs.
The other benefit of moving the front suspension forward 4" is that it effectively moves the engine farther back in the chassis for better balance along with better stability. Add modern shocks/springs/swaybars and the pictured 16" wheels and tires, and the car would handle quite well indeed. You could do the same on a fastback MII and have a pretty decent ride for very little money."
He's pretty much the only MII supporter in a thread of haters, but he represents the II pretty well.
I've had some of the same thoughts about moving the front suspension crossmember forward by 4 inches, but given the multi-layer construction that Ford used, it's probably harder than it looks.
I had never thought about raising the wheel well arches, but he has a point there, the wheels do seem to disappear excessively when the MII is lowered.