I remember seeing one of these around here back when they were almost new. Nice truck

 

I'd love to hear more about the conversion process here. There's a beater 89 convertible a few hours away from me for sale and I was genuinely thinking about it

 

You need to make sure it's complete, especially the glass. Other than that, you swap cabs or convert a standard cab the way ASC did it for Dodge.

 

Welcome to Allpar. That is a nice looking truck. Very professional looking job.

 

I saw a 'Shelby-ized' Dakota Convertible (1989 only) at a car show some years back. I don't know if it was real or a clone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Dakota

The Ramcharger/Traildusters had a removable top also. Fun in the sun.

 

The made Shelby Dakotas, and convertible Dakotas, but none were both.
My ideal build would be a convertible cab on a newer frame (92-96) to get the Magnum engine and OD auto but with a Leer step side bed.

 

I actually owned a 76 Trailduster 4x4 back in the early 80's. It had an 8' plow from a dump truck mounted on it. That thing could go through anything, full time 4wheel drive, but drank fuel like it was going out of style, lol!