jvmin
12-03-2003, 10:53 PM
I am looking into doing a top chop (convertible hardtop) has anyone done this I like the look and the visibility it gives you and the open air.
but I want to do mine a little differently I want to do a cab to bed pass through first with a shell. then fab the cut peice back in as a sealed insert. once this is done then I want to cut the top off of it so it will be replacable. so in the winter I can run it with the shell on and the cab on. or the cab only and in the summer I can do a full bakini top and a runner rear roll bar.
has anyone done anything like this before. I already have the original bench seat cut down and rewelded and the upholstery work done to it to fit between the rear fender wells. I am also making a drop in box to cut the front of the bed out and fit in a rear floor that too will go back in place as a drop in panel to make it back into a truck. the roll bar is already made to fit under a shell by cutting it down and rewelding it but I made collars and slip tubes to mount it back at original height if I want.kind of like a rollbar lift block or spacer.
and I am going to a incab cage
any ideas would be appreciated and and any pros and cons are welcome.
I wheel
and carry my dirt bike in it
my truck loves the mud
load up the munchkins and go wheeling
I pull the boat to the river in it
I do a lot of hauling in it as well (people and equipment)
it isn't a show truck or anything it is a daily driver
It is an 84 standard cab sr5 in the bed spare carrier that is removable and hooks on the rear bumper as a swing away
has a elocker in the rear and a lockright up front 33's 3" suspension 2.5"body lift. buick 4.1 v6 conversion r150f transmission (soon to be a r151f with a crawler) it has a
drivetrain lift. a custom Me built in the bed tool box that's low profile for the dirtbike to go up on and to carry the spare parts like axles and hubs and such. and a bunch of other mods as well
custom primer white paint :)
I may go with half doors as well with the quick release
I just want a really versitle truck
and can do what I am talking about with some labor
I am a welder fabricator
I was just wondering if any one has done a chopped top and what kits they used and or if any one has done a pass through with a campershell and what kind of kit was it
I will do a write up on all this as I go if anyone is interested
but I want to do mine a little differently I want to do a cab to bed pass through first with a shell. then fab the cut peice back in as a sealed insert. once this is done then I want to cut the top off of it so it will be replacable. so in the winter I can run it with the shell on and the cab on. or the cab only and in the summer I can do a full bakini top and a runner rear roll bar.
has anyone done anything like this before. I already have the original bench seat cut down and rewelded and the upholstery work done to it to fit between the rear fender wells. I am also making a drop in box to cut the front of the bed out and fit in a rear floor that too will go back in place as a drop in panel to make it back into a truck. the roll bar is already made to fit under a shell by cutting it down and rewelding it but I made collars and slip tubes to mount it back at original height if I want.kind of like a rollbar lift block or spacer.
and I am going to a incab cage
any ideas would be appreciated and and any pros and cons are welcome.
I wheel
and carry my dirt bike in it
my truck loves the mud
load up the munchkins and go wheeling
I pull the boat to the river in it
I do a lot of hauling in it as well (people and equipment)
it isn't a show truck or anything it is a daily driver
It is an 84 standard cab sr5 in the bed spare carrier that is removable and hooks on the rear bumper as a swing away
has a elocker in the rear and a lockright up front 33's 3" suspension 2.5"body lift. buick 4.1 v6 conversion r150f transmission (soon to be a r151f with a crawler) it has a
drivetrain lift. a custom Me built in the bed tool box that's low profile for the dirtbike to go up on and to carry the spare parts like axles and hubs and such. and a bunch of other mods as well
custom primer white paint :)
I may go with half doors as well with the quick release
I just want a really versitle truck
and can do what I am talking about with some labor
I am a welder fabricator
I was just wondering if any one has done a chopped top and what kits they used and or if any one has done a pass through with a campershell and what kind of kit was it
I will do a write up on all this as I go if anyone is interested