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'88 K5 - Running Down A Dream

Ground up restoration of my '88 K5. The plan is to go through every inch of the truck and fix or replace pretty much everything that needs it. This will also be a full vert conversion and I plan to make the vehicle look more like a 73-75 than 88.
I used to put the top on by myself but I didn't have a cage and it was on 31" tires.
It's not really too heavy to lift but it's bulky.
My 74 did have the locating pin, but my brother's 73 didn't
I've heard of people doing it by themselves with the full tops and half tops which really weigh about the same, but I still don't know how you would even go about doing it. Did you put it on your back like a turtle shell?

I wonder if they were still figuring out the assembly and what not of those hard tops in those early years. I know for a fact this is a 75 hard top because I had a friend pointed out the differences between 73 to 74 vs 75. The 75 is supposed to be stronger. From what I've seen in photos, 73 and 74 tops seem to have more cracks in them from pictures I've seen, but I wonder why some have guide pins and some don't. May have just been which factory and what they had laying around. I'm kind of glad it doesn't have them, I think it makes putting the top on more complicated because then you run the risk of puncturing those rubber seals on the bottom if you skid across them.
 
Since I have been watching this build I have a question...am I the only one who thinks of the song when I see this thread title?

I just imagine you listening to this while you build it...

 
Since I have been watching this build I have a question...am I the only one who thinks of the song when I see this thread title?

I just imagine you listening to this while you build it...

In my head all the time! That's where the name of this build came from. Big Tom Petty fan and a bunch of other classic rock. I got to see him live before he passed and back when you could afford concert tickets. The more I work on it, the more the lyrics from the chorus really fit.
 
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