or you could get a window which wasn't as wide as the wheel wells. or you could snag the slider windows out of the back of a pick up at the wrecking yard and use that.
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score! got a 1/2 TOP!..
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NEK5
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i think i have a perfect idea, when i get a picture or some sort of thing made up i`ll show ya
NEK5
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i think now i`m actually leaning towards making like a soft top, like the pickup style one, except make it the length needed, and put in a plastic window, so i wouldnt necessarily have to worry about the back seat as much, and it would allow me to take it off, having the back part of the bed open....any suggestions?
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Someone on here had too made, a pickup one and a slant box one, and if i remember correctly the backseat was usable with the slant top one.
NEK5
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slant top?? i probably no what it is, just having a little brain fart
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Canvas going from the top of the roof down too the tailgate, like certain military humvees. Slant back on those, I guess since this is a removable top it would be a slant top. 
ive seen several pics of the slant top on a k5, and the back seats were usable. dont remember where i saw it tho. looked pretty good
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MrArmyAnt said:Canvas going from the top of the roof down too the tailgate, like certain military humvees. Slant back on those, I guess since this is a removable top it would be a slant top.
so with the 1/2 top, it would go from the back of that to the tailgate?
or i was thinking of just making it go down the back of the cap, and on the bed to the tailgate...
anyone care to chop a pic to see what it would look like?
NEK5
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now i`m thinking something like this, with the black being the soft top
jus sell it to me
NEK5
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you like the idea though?
muddybuddy said:jus sell it to me
can any one give me any advice on making the soft top, or do they make one that i could modify??how would i seal it?
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Go to a place that makes boat canvas tops. They can custom make anything, any color, any strength, with a window pretty cheap.
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X2 to MrArmyAnt.
Ya might want to look up a front edge rail for a jeep or something universal from jcwhitney or ask the canvas shop. Ya need to seal that top front edge.
bob
Ya might want to look up a front edge rail for a jeep or something universal from jcwhitney or ask the canvas shop. Ya need to seal that top front edge.
bob
After I made my own 1/2 top out of the front and rear of a factory hardtop, I used the front portion of the same year p/u bed as the wall (with some modifications) and then used a Bestop Tigertop soft top window for my rear window. I drilled some snaps into the inside of the 1/2 top and then attached some snaps to the soft top back window. If I would do it over again, I would use velcro to attach the window to the 1/2 top. It would have made it easier to "rip" down when I wanted the back window open. I have since removed my 1/2 top cause it just wasn't a Jimmy anymore and I wanted to use the back seat again. I don't have pics at the moment but if there are enough interested people I can post pics of my 1/2 creation.
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88K5Jimmy said:
please, mine must be a little longer as i think my back seat will be usable, its gonna be different, but i think it will be cool
fabjunkie
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BIGBLAZE433 said:
x2
RustyParts
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My Half Cab. 20 years old.
NEK5
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MrArmyAnt said:
how much is pretty cheap?
NEK5
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cant decide what to do, you think i should just make a wall, then have the boat shop make a peice of canvas with a window in it for the back window, or just use the lexan and make it slide inside the wall? and turn it into a little short bed pick up?
the cheapest of the bunch will prob be the lexan window... or plexy whatever u choose, i think a boat company one would cost few hundred.
