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Old 09-24-2008, 07:46 PM   #1
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I have an idea

i just looked through the new truckin magazine and saw a blazer with a toneu cover from the back seat to the tail gate how should i go about doing this and if anyone has any pictures of this done could you post them to give me some ideas please thank you
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Old 09-24-2008, 08:01 PM   #2
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Re: I have an idea

I haven't seen that ad in years but I think the one you're referring to was for half-cab trucks.

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no it was in the new truckin magazine small picture but i knew what it was it wasnt an add but a feature
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please give the issue (month, year or just the number) and page number so we can see exactly what you're refering to
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the easiest way would be to go to an upholstery shop or a boating store where they make canvass coverings for the boat they could custom make you one
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Old 09-25-2008, 07:29 PM   #6
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or just buy a pickup!
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or just buy a pickup!
i like that idea best!! but im kinda predjudiced i love pickup trucks lol
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Old 09-25-2008, 08:33 PM   #8
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yeah i get kind of pissy when poeple want to close in blazers, the entire point of having a blazer is a convertable 4x4, (or some 2x4's) blazers were debued to compete with jeeps broncos and ram chargers most all of which are convertables, if you want an inclosed cab buy a truck!
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I have to disagree with you 1974k5blazer. Most Jeeps had soft tops as do most convertables. Jeeps also come with an interior that can stand exposure to the elements. Most Broncos, Ram Chargers and Blazers had removable hard tops so you could remove the top but most of the interiors are not designed to have it off all or most of the time. I actually prefer the Blazer (and Bronco and Ram Charger) over jeeps because of the permanance and security of the hard top. I also like the AC. I like the idea of the halftop because when its just me and my girl we don't need to heat or cool the entire cab just the part we are using. Besides it looks really cool

Sorry for jacking the thread lifted 75 k5. I would like to help but cannot find the pic you're talking about. More info please as I would like to find one too.
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yeah i get kind of pissy when poeple want to close in blazers, the entire point of having a blazer is a convertable 4x4, (or some 2x4's) blazers were debued to compete with jeeps broncos and ram chargers most all of which are convertables, if you want an inclosed cab buy a truck!
so does that mean you should just throw away your top?
it would still be convertible with a tonno cover, just much easier to convert, and portable....
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Old 10-07-2008, 10:57 PM   #11
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ok i am not talking about the whole truck just from the rear seat back i want to do this so i can lock up my 2500$$ in stereo equipment and lock up anything else that has value so when i am offroading my stuff doesnt fall or bounce out so what would a truck do me any good
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lifted 75 k5 I understand what you were talking about but don't have any info on where to get one. I looked at the issue of Trukin currently in the store and couldn't find the pic you were refering to. I had designed a couple of alternatives to a full top when I was 4 wheeling for the same reasons you spoke of except I didn't have 2500$ worth of stereo (more like 25$). I'll see if I can find the plans and post them if you want. The only proplem with what I designed was it was about 500$ worth of upholstery work and 200$ worth of materials (1990 dollars)
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ok i am not talking about the whole truck just from the rear seat back i want to do this so i can lock up my 2500$$ in stereo equipment and lock up anything else that has value so when i am offroading my stuff doesnt fall or bounce out so what would a truck do me any good
I have been wanting to do the same thing for mine, except i want to make my Blazer into a roadster. So i wanna cover from behind the driver and passenger seats to the tailgate, mainly for the same purpose. I'm planning to build mine out of fiberglass from an old tonneau cover.

Would it be too much trouble for you to scan and upload the picture? I don't think you have told us if it was a soft cover or hard cover.
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are you talking about this?


http://www.skylercorp.com/
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That's the one I was thinking of. Those were nice.
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It shows the business is for sale, and says they are not taking any new orders.. Wonder just how hard it would be to find one on the open market..
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Old 10-08-2008, 06:37 PM   #17
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Man that Skyler top is sweet, you could probably have an upholstery shop build you one though.
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ok love my 72 thats more of what i was thinkin of duing using an old toneu cover and chopping it to make it fit but only from the rear bench seat back not like the pictue it would be like a half of a toneu and i will see what i can do with that picture that i am refering to
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ok with that description i found what you were talking about. I had designed a cover to fit flush with the bed inside the bedrails.The prototype was made of wood but the design called for sheet metal possibly aluminum cut and bent to fit then upholstered. I ran pan head bolts through the top of the bedrail throught the existing hardtop bolt holes and fabbed brackets to hold the cover to the bottom of the same bolts. You had to crawl under the cover to attach it to the bedrail and once it was installed you could not open the tailgate from the outside. My original stopped directly behind the rear seat which made it hell for me to get on and off. the good part of the design was that it could be mounted with the top on also. i'll see if i can find some pics the ex DIDN'T take.
I don't believe ANYONE is still making these types of covers commercially any more. Skyler was the only one I know of and it is not very secure. Your best bet is to get one custom made or make it your self.

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ok love my 72 thats more of what i was thinkin of duing using an old toneu cover and chopping it to make it fit but only from the rear bench seat back not like the pictue it would be like a half of a toneu and i will see what i can do with that picture that i am refering to
I always thought to have a hard cover that split/hinged in the middle would be cool. That way you could fold the rear seat down and cover the entire bed area then when you had someone in the back you could flip the front half open and put the seat back up.
Of course you would need something to cover the back of the cab too.
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I actually cut up a Gaylord cover in the summer, my mistake was to section it from the middle. I was thinking that there was a metal frame covered in fiver glass. I think the easiest way to do it is to cut the tonneau cover at the front where it would be closest to the cab if it were on a pick up. then bolt on a cross member to the bed rails were the blazer top normally bolts on was my idea. Best of luck with this post pictures if you can! I post some pictures as soon as i stop buying stuff for the trucks and buy a digicam.
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ok that was what i was thinking just to build one my self but i like your ideas tobiahr i will start making it soon hopefully got a new dd so i can take my truck apart and hopefully finish it before i turn 18
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its volume 34 issue12 2008 page87 it goes from the back seat to the tailgate and makes it like a trunk.
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saw this today
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