convertibilizing

[tobeyh]

I have an 81 cherokee widetrack and i was thinking about taking a sawz-all and torch to to it to make it a convertible. Has anyone tried this and had succsess. I know I can cut the lid off I just don't know about finishing it. Any ideas would be great.

[River Beast]

Scotty has done it.... I don't know if he "finished" it but his lid is definitely off...
www.davidallenracing.com/cherokee.html (http://www.davidallenracing.com/cherokee.html) has a GREAT topless cherokee that is finished.... GREAT looking FSJ in my book..a plethera of mods...and lots of $$$... check it out....

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Todd
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[This message has been edited by River Beast (edited January 28, 2001).]

[bignblue]

Scotty and I have all but exhausted this topic! I have a sawzall and an angle grinder, but the Chero that I was going to de-roof is up for sale! Maybe I'll win the lottery...(see Graham's post in General).

I think the old VW Bug style top would be tres cool...you know, cut a long rectangle out of the roof and have a collapsible (sp?) slide-back canvas top mounted on runners. Otherwise, you're gonna have to fab a top and the material for that is fairly pricey. Also, for safety's sake check out Killer32's interior rollbars for FSJs. They look great, and they're pretty beefy.

[GaWd]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I think the old VW Bug style top would be tres cool...you know, cut a long rectangle out of the roof and have a collapsible (sp?) slide-back canvas top mounted on runners. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

A ragtop?

Sam

[Slippery]

No, more of a really big sunroof, like this:
http://homespun-treasures.com/suncoupe/72SKYSC2.JPG
('72 Buick Skylark SunCoupe)

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"The only vehicle I have that I can haul an engine in, doesn't have an engine in it."

[This message has been edited by Slippery (edited January 31, 2001).]

[GaWd]

Ahh, well in VW land, we call that a ragtop. http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif

[Slippery]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GaWd:
Ahh, well in VW land, we call that a ragtop. http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I see. Ohio: "ragtop" = convertible.
What do you call a convertible VW?
What do the Citroen 2CV guys call it? http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/wink.gif



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"The only vehicle I have that I can haul an engine in, doesn't have an engine in it."

[FSFrank]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Slippery:
('72 Buick Skylark SunCoupe)
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

MAANN!!! What memories!!! My first car was a '72 Sun Coupe. The roof measured 3.5' wide x 3' long. I even took it wheelin'. Well, I used to go "parking" down a buried cable road and stuck it up to the doors one night. Oops. "Hey mom, I need to borrow your car ... don't ask"


Maybe that was the budding Jeeper in me trying to get out.

Frank




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<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI> 1983 Cherokee Laredo (project truck)
<LI> 1979 Cherokee Chief (organ doner)
<LI> 1983 Moto Guzzi LeMans III (2-wheeled diversion)[/list]
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>You can't trust dogs to watch your food. (Red Green)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[GaWd]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Slippery:
I see. Ohio: "ragtop" = convertible.
What do you call a convertible VW?
What do the Citroen 2CV guys call it? http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/wink.gif

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ahh...yes.

In california, we call a VW convertible...a VW convertible! http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/biggrin.gif or a 'vert, or a convert.

http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif

-Sam