Recycling a Soft Top

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Cool pics., what part of upstate NY was that, was it open land

Mostly private with permission.

The other area we played in was a 750 acre wood lot that had been logged off recently and is for sale, so the owner said 'have a ball'.

We did just that, if we saw a hill or ledge worth climbing, up we went making our own trail through/over and around trees, over brush/rocks...it was pretty crazy.

[Big J]

Looks like bunches of fun. For some reason in that first pic I had a vision of a bobbed blazer..... Any plans for some shortening?

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by Big J

Looks like bunches of fun. For some reason in that first pic I had a vision of a bobbed blazer..... Any plans for some shortening?

Wheelbase or body?

Neither will get shortened up.
The body has the bumper/fuel cell/skid plate to deal with and they fit/work so well, I don't want to touch em.

The wheelbase is a different story however...
Hoping to 4-link it before next year, if it actually happens the wheelbase will grow anywhere from 12 to 20 inches longer.

Although, if the axle comes back, the fuel cell might be in the way meaning that's gotta be moved to achieve good articulation...

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by Big J

Looks like bunches of fun. For some reason in that first pic I had a vision of a bobbed blazer..... Any plans for some shortening?

Yeah, I saw it too. Musta bin somethin' with his camera, it looked like a totally differant truck. Buttttttttt, it did look cool....

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by Big J

Looks like bunches of fun. For some reason in that first pic I had a vision of a bobbed blazer..... Any plans for some shortening?

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Yeah, I saw it too. Musta bin somethin' with his camera, it looked like a totally differant truck. Buttttttttt, it did look cool....

What am I missing here...?

[Big J]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

What am I missing here...?

Body. I think its the roll bar that makes me think slice and dice. The way it stops short of the rear. It looks like it could be bobbed about a foot. But like ya said its already set up like ya want it. Plus if your not draggin' as# then theres no point in all that work, lol.....

[Burt4x4]

I vote you don't change your boddy lines at all just keep wheeling it the way it is...after the sheet metal is so warn it starts to bother you, slap on some freash skin and start the process all over again

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by Burt4x4

I vote you don't change your boddy lines at all just keep wheeling it the way it is...after the sheet metal is so warn it starts to bother you, slap on some freash skin and start the process all over again

No prob, start sending all those good Cali quarters my way.

The places we put our trucks while wheeling seems somehow to have a negative effect on sheet-metal...big mystery to me.

[Burt4x4]

hahaha, we will have to stuff Greg's luggage withum next time he travels out this way

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

What am I missing here...?

Well maybe it's me but, the body looks short and tall. I thought you had one of them funny lenses on there, like the mirrors at the circus, Makes tall people look short and fat and short people look tall and thin....Maybe it's just old age, dunno....