Slant back tonneau cover?

[DrkZide]

They're the soft canvas style bed covers with little windows on the side. They kind of remind me of jeep soft tops. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? Where can I get one?

 

[Blue85]

Are you talking about the tonneau cover style soft-top? I don't think anybody makes them anymore.

 

[DrkZide]

No it's like a slant back camper shell that's made out of canvas. HMMWVs have hard shell slant backs.

 

[DK5]

theres a couple in the garage xx" lift with xx" tires thread. I think they are usually made by an upholstery shop or a cartop shop

 

[DK5]

your talking about something like this right?

 

[DrkZide]

Yup! Just like that. I've seen different versions as well. Are those normally a custom job?

 

[cegusman]

Mine was homemade. Heavy duty tarp and snaps

Here is the one on my old k5

 

[DrkZide]

Awesome! So I guess I'll have to make this thing myself. I just want something light and easy so I can throw it up in case it starts raining or snowing and I don't want the dogs or my cargo to get soaked.

 

[DK5]

see if a shop can make one for you. They shouldn't be all that expensive, there isn't much to them. I remember reading someone having one made for less than $500.. I'm pretty sure it was only a couple hundred bucks... Most soft tops are >$700 for blazers these days.

 

[DrkZide]

theres a couple in the garage xx" lift with xx" tires thread. I think they are usually made by an upholstery shop or a cartop shop

You were right. I found the one I was actually picturing in my head. Except I have a K15 not a K5. I wonder if I could build a collapsible frame that would raise the center up and make the slant a little steeper. Almost like the HMMWV I posted up.

 

[DK5]

You were right. I found the one I was actually picturing in my head. Except I have a K15 not a K5. I wonder if I could build a collapsible frame that would raise the center up and make the slant a little steeper. Almost like the HMMWV I posted up.

Probably could build one, how are your fab skills? I've never seen one like that yet, but its a good idea. For more headroom.

Whats a K15? Do you mean V1500?

 

[DrkZide]

It's an 86 GMC long bed 1/2 ton. Anything with a 5 at the end is a longbed. K10= Shortbed 1/2ton K15= Longbed 1/2ton K20/K25; K30/K35 and so forth.

 

[DK5]

oh. never knew that.

also bestop might have something similar to what you are looking for:
http://www.bestop.com/

for ideas at the very least, they make truck softoppers too

 

[dbabicky]

It's an 86 GMC long bed 1/2 ton. Anything with a 5 at the end is a longbed. K10= Shortbed 1/2ton K15= Longbed 1/2ton K20/K25; K30/K35 and so forth.

Where did you learn that from? .......................

 

[DrkZide]

Where did you learn that from? .......................

Wikipedia lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_C/K

Half-ton models were the C10 and K10 short-bed trucks, and C15 and K15 long-bed trucks. The 3/4-ton C20 and K20, as well as the one-ton C30, were also available. GMC did not use the "C" nomenclature, though their 4x4 versions had the "K" designation

 

[dbabicky]

Wikipedia lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_C/K

If you read that correctly, it was only GMC that used those designations for the long and short beds, Not Chevy.

 

[DrkZide]

If you read that correctly, it was only GMC that used those designations for the long and short beds, Not Chevy.

My bad. Seeing as I have a GMC I guess I didn't pay attention to the Chevy side.

 

[Blue85]

It's an 86 GMC long bed 1/2 ton. Anything with a 5 at the end is a longbed. K10= Shortbed 1/2ton K15= Longbed 1/2ton K20/K25; K30/K35 and so forth.

Crap. My K5 is a 1/4-ton longbed. But the state thinks its a station wagon.

 

[DrkZide]

Crap. My K5 is a 1/4-ton longbed. But the state thinks its a station wagon.

 

[CherryK5]

Crap. My K5 is a 1/4-ton longbed. But the state thinks its a station wagon.

The state is hell bent on saying my k5 is a k10 because the doors are off a k10.
I even showed them what a k10 was..