Help with Original Dealer Installed Soft Top

[zztdn3]

Just bought an original, unused soft top for my '72 Jimmy.

• Very similar to Bestop but made by another company in Colorado
• Was purchased from Dealer when K5 was originally sold.
• Did not come with all mounting hardware
• Very similar to Besttop
• I have gone over Besttop instructions and think aluminum side brackets will work with this snap type top
• QUESTION: how do I secure the top to the windshield??
• No snaps on front of top
• Front of top has a plastic molding with a groove on it
• Think there is another part that fastens to windshield
• Help!!
• thanks
• Paul - Roch. Hills Mi.

 

[BizeeB65]

sounds like you have a 'fastrack' style top... Bestop made 2 types of tops... one with snaps and one with a fasttrack... That might be your best bet.

PS - currently installing a Bestop Tigertop on my 73 K5. Cant WAIT til it's done!!!

 

[dremu]

The manufacturer was Whitco, fwiw. I don't unfortunately, have any pix of the gen-1 top ... just the gen-2.

http://brochures.slosh.com/index.shtml?1969

then go to "Soft top", duh

-- A

 

[zztdn3]

Correct - Whitco.

Do you know where I could find windshield channel piece? thnx

 

[zztdn3]

It is the Whitco, not Fast trak.

It is an original top from '71 that Dealer would supply.

It is an NOS top - never installed.

Just need windshield channel now - any help??

 

[Yukon Jack]

Actually Specialty Top Company (STC) made the Fastrack style top. Prior to STC it was Kayline. Here is a copy of their instructions for you http://yukon.b0xen.us/misc/stcsofttopinstruc.pdf - on fortunately STC is out of business so if your top was from them or Kayline, your gonna have to fab up your own attachment rail.

Here is a pic of STC's attachment rail

 

[zztdn3]

Thanks everyone for the help!! Paul