I can't see why everyone is so frightened of chopping the top.
I thought the Wormgod image looked great and plan to do much the same thing next year but include an internal Roll Cage tying into chassis points and the top of the windscreen much as has been done on many other conversions of sports cars.
I agree with everyone on the VX02 it was a half hearted attempt with poor lines, the car needs the bodywork role bar to look right.

As for buying an Elise have you guys ever seen one of these in a crash? A few years ago there was a crash local to me where an Elise went under a trailer, both occupants were beheaded. I think I'd prefer to be high up.