XJ Softop?

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WAMPAROO

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Louisville, Ky

• Jan 5, 2007

• #1

Does anybody know how that guy came across that soft top on P.32 of this months JP? For those of you who don't have a JP handy, this guy has a yellow cherokee with a roll back softop - he has an internal cage to preserve structural integrity, but it looks like something he didnt fab himself, it looks like an aftermarket thing...I don't have a XJ myself, but my brother does - i thought it looked pretty sweet as something to suggest. Does anybody know where that comes from?

 

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2manyToys

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East TN

• Jan 5, 2007

• #2

Was it just in the roof panel? I cldn't find that issue, but if your thinking of a sliding rag top. You can buy kits to fit in just about any thing!. I have always liked them, and thought about putting one on my jeep. I usually spned my money on go stuff though.

Here's a link to just one of many places that sell them.
http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/ragtopsunroofs.html

 

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Chero-King

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Up here eh?

• Jan 5, 2007

• #3

This one?

 

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WAMPAROO

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Louisville, Ky

• Jan 5, 2007

• #4

yep!! That's the one! In fact...i think thats the exact same jeep....you know the guy?

 

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Chero-King

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Up here eh?

• Jan 5, 2007

• #5

Nope. Someone else posted those pics a few weeks ago, and I just ended up saving them to my computer.
The second pic, is actually scanned right from the mag, if I recall correctly.

 

GSequoia

Everyone says I'm a jerk.

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Torrance, CA

• Jan 5, 2007

• #6

Search around, it has been covered and if I recall it was said he used some off the shelf roll back top - He might have modified it some as well, I don't recall.

Other than that he juse cut a big hole in the roof and caged it. :laugh3:

 

Ramsey

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Shreveport, LA

• Jan 5, 2007

• #7

tacoma tonneau cover i believe

 

RichP

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Effort, Pa

• Jan 5, 2007

• #8

Then you have these, AEV was building them for a while, not the whole top but tha back half removed and rollbarred and a big sunroof under the ARB roof rack.
http://xjconnection.jtv.cc/gallery_xj04_specials_concepts.htm

 

MrShaft696

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Blue Bell, PA

• Jan 5, 2007

• #9

its looks like a over the rail pickup soft tonneau cover

 

RichP

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Effort, Pa

• Jan 5, 2007

• #10

MrShaft696 said:

its looks like a over the rail pickup soft tonneau cover

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I did something similar on a 58VW bug, only I used the U channel from a 66 mustang soft top tonneau cover, cut the roof open, installed the channel w/snaps and made a naugahyde cover in the sub base hobby shop at pearl harbor where I was stationed. The U shaped hard rubber material that went into the channel I got from an auto upholstery shop in a 20something foot roll, snaps I got from a Tandy leather store. It also made it easier to get the roll cage in the VW.

 

riverfever

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Woodland Park, Colorado

• Jan 5, 2007

• #11

IIRC, Rev was really diggin' on that action.

 

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motorcityxj

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detroit suburbs

• Jan 6, 2007

• #12

if this got your attention there was also a post a while back about a removeable hardtop .... i have seen the ad in low rider mags and sport truck mags etc.

Would be cool on a 2 door. basically a gasket kit and a clamp kit, you chop at the windshield and the whole thing clamps back down. Cant speak for the quality of it, or weather resistentcy of it 4 seasons. Cool for a second or thrid vehicle though.