Seeing as how my old Blazer is rapidly approaching a state of roadworthy-ness again, I remembered something I had planned/designed when I was 16 or 17, and driving it often;
A soft top that is essentially just a tonneau type bed cover that also has s back window.
I did some Googling and discovered in years past there were some companies making exactly what I'm wanting, however they all either folded long ago or haven't made said cover in several years, so my only hope looks be making my own.
My idea is that I'd like to take the top off around April and leave it off until October or so, but I have a hatred for soft tops that burns with the heat of a thousand suns, so while the top is off keep this bed cover rolled up and in the truck so should bad weather be predicted I could snap it on rather than try to get the top back on.
My idea was a large custom shaped canvas tarp that functions both as the bed cover and the back of the cab, with a plexiglass rear window riveted in place, with marine style snaps and Velcro running the perimeter of it.
On the truck there would an aluminum piece that runs the length of either bed rail, bolted down to the factory holes with snaps every 8 or 10 inches, with Velcro between them, another piece of Velcro on the tailgate, two bows robbed from a factory made tonneau cover for a square, and a Load Lock/Shower curtain rod type thing in the back of the cab, behind the seats that would keep the front of bed cover and the bottom of the window portion taught and straight.
However I'm not entirely sure what I'd do for the back of the cab, since it's not exactly flat with the weatherstripping where it is. Does anyone have pictures of how the old factory produced ones attached the rear of the cab? Or has anyone else made something like this?
A soft top that is essentially just a tonneau type bed cover that also has s back window.
I did some Googling and discovered in years past there were some companies making exactly what I'm wanting, however they all either folded long ago or haven't made said cover in several years, so my only hope looks be making my own.
My idea is that I'd like to take the top off around April and leave it off until October or so, but I have a hatred for soft tops that burns with the heat of a thousand suns, so while the top is off keep this bed cover rolled up and in the truck so should bad weather be predicted I could snap it on rather than try to get the top back on.
My idea was a large custom shaped canvas tarp that functions both as the bed cover and the back of the cab, with a plexiglass rear window riveted in place, with marine style snaps and Velcro running the perimeter of it.
On the truck there would an aluminum piece that runs the length of either bed rail, bolted down to the factory holes with snaps every 8 or 10 inches, with Velcro between them, another piece of Velcro on the tailgate, two bows robbed from a factory made tonneau cover for a square, and a Load Lock/Shower curtain rod type thing in the back of the cab, behind the seats that would keep the front of bed cover and the bottom of the window portion taught and straight.
However I'm not entirely sure what I'd do for the back of the cab, since it's not exactly flat with the weatherstripping where it is. Does anyone have pictures of how the old factory produced ones attached the rear of the cab? Or has anyone else made something like this?
