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*bisquik65* · 05-01-2005, 08:15 PM

I need 2 myself and tnblazerk5 needs 1 ,If we can get enough members wanting them,mabye we can cut the cost down? $600 is just too high i think...

Just post here and we can see what can be done..Thanks for your time,Erick

skid · 05-02-2005, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bisquik65

I need 2 myself and tnblazerk5 needs 1 ,If we can get enough members wanting them,mabye we can cut the cost down? $600 is just too high i think...

Just post here and we can see what can be done..Thanks for your time,Erick

I'm interested. Which manufacturer are you planning to buy from? Who makes the best top? Which top is the easiest to remove, easiest to install, least damaging to the vehicle, etc.?

Steve N 69 69 69 · 05-02-2005, 01:04 AM

yeah....what he said.

teamradrz1 · 05-02-2005, 01:55 AM

Dito! I would like a soft top but not at the cost of drilling a bunch of holes in my truck!

*bisquik65* · 05-02-2005, 07:53 AM

I am still searching for a suppiler for the board. I will let everyone know

Ring Master · 05-02-2005, 09:32 AM

Me too

Scrubby · 05-02-2005, 04:21 PM

I'm going to be buying one this summer. If you can get us a deal, great!

**jamie72** · 05-02-2005, 05:21 PM

i`m wanting one too!!!

RED72blazer · 05-02-2005, 08:29 PM

I want one

**D.PASSMORE** · 05-02-2005, 08:36 PM

I'm signed up for one. Does it come with mounting kit? I'll need one of those also...

wingman · 05-02-2005, 08:46 PM

Im interested also.

*bisquik65* · 05-02-2005, 09:24 PM

I have no deal signed yet. I am checking interest and will let everyone know soon,Thanks to all that are interested,Myself i think $600 is way to much for some brackets and a piece of vinyl

*Medicanman71* · 05-03-2005, 01:53 AM

If you blazer know it alls are looking for some TRICK soft tops.... you should check out the cover of 4 Wheel & Off Road... only took them a few years since the last time, but there's finally a 72 on the cover. Its worth buyying just for the SHORT article...

"covering the bed of the 72 is a custom soft top from can-back. rumor has it these will never be offered, but we're sure you blazer owners will be calling the folks at can-back trying to get them to change their minds"

IMO - my STC rail system top was well worth the $600. If i didnt have that, i wouldnt have a daily driver when it rained... further more, it'd be soaked everytime it rained 'cuz i dont garage it (71 CST). I throw up some pics when the new lift is under it, the new tires, the tail gates off, and the doors too probably... i'll even snap a shot of the top for you guys before i drop it too..... But, i've been back window-less since early march!!!!!

Heck with gas prices in PAC northwest - the $600 soft top probably payyed for its self over winter not having to have that 12398120301958123 pound double wall on anymore...

bouncytruck · 05-03-2005, 11:18 AM

Medicanman71 - welcome to the board. Fill out your profile so we know where you are located. Several board members, including BobbyK, tried many times to get tops made by CanBack. He organized a group buy and was lead on by CanBack for over a year. They claimed that they were going to have a prototype shortly. He finally spoke with someone higher up in the organization who let him know that they were not working on or had any intentions of working on a prototype or production models for first generation blazers.

I have an old Kayline on my '69 and it is great. The sides and top roll up for a saffari top or the whole thing folds down into the bed. Right after purchasing my '72 last summer, I ordered a STC fastrack top. Unfortunately, it didn't arrive before the summer was over so it is still brand new and in the box waiting to go on this year.

Be warned, STC manufactures these tops to order so it can take several months to ship once you have ordered it. If you want one for this summer, you should order asap. I'm sure as order numbers go up, the manufacturing times increase too.

East End K5 · 05-03-2005, 11:55 AM

I will buy one.

*Medicanman71* · 05-03-2005, 03:23 PM

" I ordered a STC fastrack top. Unfortunately, it didn't arrive before the summer was over so it is still brand new and in the box waiting to go on this year.

Be warned, STC manufactures these tops to order so it can take several months to ship once you have ordered it. If you want one for this summer, you should order asap. I'm sure as order numbers go up, the manufacturing times increase too"

haha - i called them up at the end of summer, actually around oct... i was weeks away from rain here in nor cal.... The guy said "let me check" - went back, and found out that i was getting the LAST pre-made black top w/ dark tint windows.... the others left i guess were others colors, or had the clear windows.... i asked him how long it would take to get to me, that's when he checked.... he said i lucked out and i did, it got to me with in a week... a week after that i was on the blazer, and not more then a week or two past that the skys opened up for winter.... talk about timing. so, ya think i shut you out? heh. He told me on the phone if i wasnt getting the one i was - it'd take a while for him to make one... and i woulda been left in the rain..... of course i had already sold the hard top by then to offset the price

hmm so if some of you have been asking for over a year/years..... i guess he blew ya off or something, the one in off road mag. looks pretty recent..., but like i said it said - they wont make one again..... hmmmmm

skid · 05-04-2005, 09:57 PM

OK, so lets get rolling on this. I want to ditch my hard top soon as well. Where are you at on this Bisquik??

NuBomb · 05-05-2005, 10:34 AM

I'm in too. I'm expecting a check for about $600, and my plans were STC. Just let us know.

**Yukon Jack** · 05-05-2005, 10:46 AM

I have some interest but depends on price and which brand.

*bisquik65* · 05-05-2005, 03:19 PM

Still trying to close a deal,I will keep everyone posted here soon.

skid · 05-10-2005, 09:11 PM

Any news here? I'm going to order a top soon if something doesn't materialize here in the next week or so...

cnshoot · 05-10-2005, 09:53 PM

same here price and manufacture

*bisquik65* · 05-11-2005, 10:24 AM

Still working on a good deal..I will keep all posted soon...Thanks,Erick

03glide · 05-11-2005, 04:40 PM

I'm interested as well.

sgrooms · 05-11-2005, 07:59 PM

If you find a soft top, I am VERY interested in one. I have no desire to lift that double wall top off and on whenever I want to have some fun in the sun.

05-01-2005, 08:15 PM	#1
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	How many need/want new soft tops at a good price? I need 2 myself and tnblazerk5 needs 1 ,If we can get enough members wanting them,mabye we can cut the cost down? $600 is just too high i think... Just post here and we can see what can be done..Thanks for your time,Erick

05-02-2005, 01:55 AM	#4
teamradrz1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham, OR 97080 Posts: 499	Dito! I would like a soft top but not at the cost of drilling a bunch of holes in my truck! __________________ 1971 Chevy Blazer CST 4X4 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS 2007 Avalanche 4X4

05-02-2005, 09:32 AM	#6
Ring Master The Anti-Rice Join Date: May 2000 Location: Bartlett,TX Posts: 224	Me too __________________ I MUD IN RICE PATTIES! (Mud Frog) 1972 K5,454,SM465/NP205 ,18" Over Stock,41" GH Tires, D60/14BFF,on a custom twin framerail tube chassis. (RICE KILLA) 1972 Chevelle 325 LM7 w/TR224 cam/ 2002 T56 6 Speed,4 wheel power disc,12 bolt w/ eaton & 3.55 (DD) 99 Dodge CTD 4x4 Short Bed

05-02-2005, 05:21 PM	#8
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,836	i`m wanting one too!!! __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

05-02-2005, 08:29 PM	#9
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	I want one __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage.

05-02-2005, 01:04 AM	#3
Steve N 69 69 69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pasadena Area, Ca. Posts: 33	yeah....what he said.

05-02-2005, 07:53 AM	#5
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	I am still searching for a suppiler for the board. I will let everyone know

05-02-2005, 04:21 PM	#7
Scrubby Check out GMTrucks.org Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boise, Id Posts: 284	I'm going to be buying one this summer. If you can get us a deal, great!

05-02-2005, 08:36 PM	#10
D.PASSMORE One of the First Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: St. Augustine,FL. Posts: 4,059	I'm signed up for one. Does it come with mounting kit? I'll need one of those also...

05-02-2005, 08:46 PM	#11
wingman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 41	Im interested also.

05-02-2005, 09:24 PM	#12
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	I have no deal signed yet. I am checking interest and will let everyone know soon,Thanks to all that are interested,Myself i think $600 is way to much for some brackets and a piece of vinyl

05-03-2005, 01:53 AM	#13
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	If you blazer know it alls are looking for some TRICK soft tops.... you should check out the cover of 4 Wheel & Off Road... only took them a few years since the last time, but there's finally a 72 on the cover. Its worth buyying just for the SHORT article... "covering the bed of the 72 is a custom soft top from can-back. rumor has it these will never be offered, but we're sure you blazer owners will be calling the folks at can-back trying to get them to change their minds" IMO - my STC rail system top was well worth the $600. If i didnt have that, i wouldnt have a daily driver when it rained... further more, it'd be soaked everytime it rained 'cuz i dont garage it (71 CST). I throw up some pics when the new lift is under it, the new tires, the tail gates off, and the doors too probably... i'll even snap a shot of the top for you guys before i drop it too..... But, i've been back window-less since early march!!!!! Heck with gas prices in PAC northwest - the $600 soft top probably payyed for its self over winter not having to have that 12398120301958123 pound double wall on anymore... Last edited by Medicanman71; 05-03-2005 at 01:56 AM.

05-03-2005, 11:18 AM	#14
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	Medicanman71 - welcome to the board. Fill out your profile so we know where you are located. Several board members, including BobbyK, tried many times to get tops made by CanBack. He organized a group buy and was lead on by CanBack for over a year. They claimed that they were going to have a prototype shortly. He finally spoke with someone higher up in the organization who let him know that they were not working on or had any intentions of working on a prototype or production models for first generation blazers. I have an old Kayline on my '69 and it is great. The sides and top roll up for a saffari top or the whole thing folds down into the bed. Right after purchasing my '72 last summer, I ordered a STC fastrack top. Unfortunately, it didn't arrive before the summer was over so it is still brand new and in the box waiting to go on this year. Be warned, STC manufactures these tops to order so it can take several months to ship once you have ordered it. If you want one for this summer, you should order asap. I'm sure as order numbers go up, the manufacturing times increase too. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

05-03-2005, 11:55 AM	#15
East End K5 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 293	I will buy one. __________________ I feel sorry for people who don't drink....because when they wake up in the morning, that's the best they're gonna feel all day long!---Frank Sinatra RIP [B]1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer RIP 1986 GMC Sierra K3500 1TON, Long Box, V8350 RIP 1980 Chevy Silverado C30 Cab and Chassis, 454 TH400HD. RIP [B] 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe 2D [B]

05-03-2005, 03:23 PM	#16
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	" I ordered a STC fastrack top. Unfortunately, it didn't arrive before the summer was over so it is still brand new and in the box waiting to go on this year. Be warned, STC manufactures these tops to order so it can take several months to ship once you have ordered it. If you want one for this summer, you should order asap. I'm sure as order numbers go up, the manufacturing times increase too" haha - i called them up at the end of summer, actually around oct... i was weeks away from rain here in nor cal.... The guy said "let me check" - went back, and found out that i was getting the LAST pre-made black top w/ dark tint windows.... the others left i guess were others colors, or had the clear windows.... i asked him how long it would take to get to me, that's when he checked.... he said i lucked out and i did, it got to me with in a week... a week after that i was on the blazer, and not more then a week or two past that the skys opened up for winter.... talk about timing. so, ya think i shut you out? heh. He told me on the phone if i wasnt getting the one i was - it'd take a while for him to make one... and i woulda been left in the rain..... of course i had already sold the hard top by then to offset the price hmm so if some of you have been asking for over a year/years..... i guess he blew ya off or something, the one in off road mag. looks pretty recent..., but like i said it said - they wont make one again..... hmmmmm Last edited by Medicanman71; 05-03-2005 at 03:25 PM.



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05-04-2005, 09:57 PM	#17
skid Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Left Coast Posts: 254	OK, so lets get rolling on this. I want to ditch my hard top soon as well. Where are you at on this Bisquik?? __________________ Toys: 72 K5 Blazer 74 Vette

05-05-2005, 10:34 AM	#18
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	I'm in too. I'm expecting a check for about $600, and my plans were STC. Just let us know. __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.

05-05-2005, 10:46 AM	#19
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	I have some interest but depends on price and which brand. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

05-05-2005, 03:19 PM	#20
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	Still trying to close a deal,I will keep everyone posted here soon.

05-10-2005, 09:11 PM	#21
skid Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Left Coast Posts: 254	Any news here? I'm going to order a top soon if something doesn't materialize here in the next week or so... __________________ Toys: 72 K5 Blazer 74 Vette

05-10-2005, 09:53 PM	#22
cnshoot Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: minden Posts: 358	same here price and manufacture __________________ 72 cst 2wd blazer sb soon to have tilt manual 72 gmc swb fleet 2wd bb air tilt auto 93 c/3500 crew-cab dually 03 chevy suburban LT quadrasteer c/2500 4x4

05-11-2005, 10:24 AM	#23
bisquik65 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.C. high country Posts: 6,107	Still working on a good deal..I will keep all posted soon...Thanks,Erick

05-11-2005, 04:40 PM	#24
03glide Sell it before it's finished Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 630	I'm interested as well.

05-11-2005, 07:59 PM	#25
sgrooms Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Princeton, MO Posts: 23	If you find a soft top, I am VERY interested in one. I have no desire to lift that double wall top off and on whenever I want to have some fun in the sun.

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