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Recycling a Soft Top
Took an old soft top I had and made it work with what I have.
Turned out decent IMO but the real test will be pulling down the interstate @ 70mph tomorrow. |
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Re: Recycling a Soft Top
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Re: Recycling a Soft Top
Looks better than the alum. panel you made for your dash(2 toogle switches and a sticker)
![]() Ever time I see that truck it has another dented fender ![]() I think you finally came up with an answer to keep the sun off of you
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Re: Recycling a Soft Top
Looks great. The only thing I'd do is sew some velcro straps on the bottom side so you can wrap them around the cage to hold down the middle of the top. I just helped a buddy put a new top on his Amigo and it had those to keep it from lifting/flapping. It'd be a quick and easy thing if it gives you problems.
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Re: Recycling a Soft Top
I can't believe you don't wanna take the time to fabricate something more original looking. First the "cheap" looking dash panel and now this top? What's wrong with you?
![]() In all seriousness, it looks great. Smooth job, as always. I do agree with Big J that a couple of attachment point inside the top will keep it from flapping in the breeze too much. |
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So now were makin' funnies...
![]() Good point on the inner straps, we'll see how it goes. Being it has no sides to create that 'billowing' effect, I'm leaning towards thinking it'll be okay but like I said, pulling it over to NY today will tell all. Even though it is along the same lines as my hacked up dash repair, I'll keep it on there for awhile I guess. |
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Re: Recycling a Soft Top
You go 70 in that thing???
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Nice job as usual...well except that one thing.
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Well it survived the interstate travel with no ill effects.
Even survived all the tree limbs and sticks wheeling over in NY, was really nice to have the shade I gotta say. Love it when stuff works as hoped. ![]() |
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Glad it worked out as planned, how did wheeling go?
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We cruised around a 750 acre wood lot looking for and making trails as we found the challenges.
Some rocks but mostly hill climbs through the trees. More dents, more scraps & scratches. Body panels are becoming a liability with the kind of wheeling we do, gotta rethink the future of my blazer...or whats left of it anyway. ![]() |
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Top looks great!
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Re: Recycling a Soft Top
The top looks great, nice work!
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Re: Recycling a Soft Top
I did the same sort of thing with my old soft top last summer. It has worked out great...keeps alot of the wind off you on those cool mornings & helps when cruising already sunburned too.
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VT could you build an Exo-skeleton to protect the sheetmetal, and the only reason for that is so that everyone knows it was an "OLD" K5 that just blazed past them! As opposed to doing and all tube body, get some decent sheetmetal then built the exo around it to keep it nice and straight?? Could work, i think the damage adds character, as well as "proof" that this thing is legit and not some trailer/pavement poser! Love it!!
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I don't really care for exo's and to be honest, I'd only smash it anyway. I'm thinking tapered front clip, remove the quarters but leave the 'B' pillars for the tube doors, from there I'll decide what needs to happen with the cage and bed. After that if I can figure out how to run 'some' sheet metal, I will. I'm only cutting it up cause in reality, the body is pretty tender rust wise and truly not worth trying to save anymore...plus it has more than a couple dents that might not come out so good. ![]() |
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I think everyone could tell from your dash that it's a K5, they're pretty unique........oh wait, you've already hacked up you're dash with that alum. panel and 2 toggles and a sticker(nevermind) ![]()
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Awesome pic's, VT. Nice body wrinkles, too! Good way to keep the sunburn off the kids!
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No 'carnage' really but here's a few from the day in upstate NY.
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Oh yeah...
The recycled soft top worked awesome. ![]() |
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Cool pics., what part of upstate NY was that, was it open land? How did that mod work on the rear brakes?
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