The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1969 - 1972 Blazers and Jimmys Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-22-2010, 12:49 PM   #1
Gary 70 Jimmy
Senior Member

 
Gary 70 Jimmy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404
Posts: 3,401
Something I made for my soft top

I am going to have a new top made and I dont want snaps in my tailgate I will put one more snap in the end of the squair tube for the sides and the ones that go into the tailgate will be across the back of the squair tube. Just take out 2 screws out and pulls right out. What do you think.
Attached Images
     
__________________

1972 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 4wheel camper
1970 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 350
1969 Chevy Blazer 1/2 4X4 307
1967 chevy LWB 3/4 396

Last edited by Gary 70 Jimmy; 11-22-2010 at 12:52 PM.
Gary 70 Jimmy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-22-2010, 12:50 PM   #2
Gary 70 Jimmy
Senior Member

 
Gary 70 Jimmy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404
Posts: 3,401
Re: Something I made for my soft top

One more picture.
Attached Images
 
__________________

1972 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 4wheel camper
1970 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 350
1969 Chevy Blazer 1/2 4X4 307
1967 chevy LWB 3/4 396
Gary 70 Jimmy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-22-2010, 08:56 PM   #3
trz1000
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 95
Re: Something I made for my soft top

Nice. Are you going to do anything for the windshield frame? I'm looking to get a bikini top for next summer but am not thrilled about putting snaps in the windshield frame.

Looking at building a removable snap strip by contouring a piece of square tubing to follow the top of windshield frame and using the hard top mount points as a way to attach.
trz1000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-23-2010, 09:18 AM   #4
vtblazer
Registered User
 
vtblazer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Central Vermont
Posts: 8,537
Re: Something I made for my soft top

I agree 100%, always hated having to drill the tail gate full of snaps.

The square stock should work great, good idea!

I did a similar things some years back but can't find the pics now, IIRC I used an old soft top side piece aluminum bracket and mounted it across the top of the gate same as your doing.
vtblazer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-23-2010, 10:26 AM   #5
Gary 70 Jimmy
Senior Member

 
Gary 70 Jimmy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404
Posts: 3,401
Re: Something I made for my soft top

Quote:
Originally Posted by trz1000 View Post
Nice. Are you going to do anything for the windshield frame? I'm looking to get a bikini top for next summer but am not thrilled about putting snaps in the windshield frame.

Looking at building a removable snap strip by contouring a piece of square tubing to follow the top of windshield frame and using the hard top mount points as a way to attach.
I havent thought much about the windshield frame I aready put the snaps in the windshield frame. I dont think I will ever put the hard top back on.
__________________

1972 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 4wheel camper
1970 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 350
1969 Chevy Blazer 1/2 4X4 307
1967 chevy LWB 3/4 396
Gary 70 Jimmy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-23-2010, 03:44 PM   #6
Gibber1967
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Shuswap, BC
Posts: 152
Re: Something I made for my soft top

That looks great.

Soft Topper sells a strip for the window frame that has all the snaps on it, but only requires drilling of 5 holes to attach it. Still not ideal, but better than drilling 20 holes.

If you come up with something that works let us know.

Gibber
Gibber1967 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:41 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com