The start of another chop top
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The start of another chop top
Well i'm at the point where I'm ready to start cutting again. This time, the rear end. Bacially just chopping the rear off and setting it up with a removable window so I can take it out in the summer and pop it back in when the weather turns cold. I started with new hatch first so i can get that welded in and ready to go and then when it finally warms up here all I have to do it cut the top off and make new roof rack mounts for the back of the cage.
97 + hatch (only ones that are metal)
It will mount right along the C pillar X
Stencils for the wheel wells.
Transferred to the hatch.
First test fit
Cleaned it up a little and slid it in.
Welded in with and test fitting the air tank to see how it will look.
This is all the progress that I have so far. I'm going to try and work on it some more this weekend if it doesn't snow. Start boxing in the C pillar and the top of the cage up to the roof. Then its just a matter of figuring out what kind of glass/plexi to put it.
97 + hatch (only ones that are metal)
It will mount right along the C pillar X
Stencils for the wheel wells.
Transferred to the hatch.
First test fit
Cleaned it up a little and slid it in.
Welded in with and test fitting the air tank to see how it will look.
This is all the progress that I have so far. I'm going to try and work on it some more this weekend if it doesn't snow. Start boxing in the C pillar and the top of the cage up to the roof. Then its just a matter of figuring out what kind of glass/plexi to put it.
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Are you gonna leave the very back open? I had to chop my hatch in half and use it as a tail gate to block off the exhaust fumes from getting sucked inside of the cab going down the road. That helped out a lot. I don't hhave any sort of backglass though. Looks good, nice start.
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Are you gonna leave the very back open? I had to chop my hatch in half and use it as a tail gate to block off the exhaust fumes from getting sucked inside of the cab going down the road. That helped out a lot. I don't hhave any sort of backglass though. Looks good, nice start.
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Slightly more work before it snowed.
Angle Iron across the top to cap it and stiffen everything.
Here is that wider view that someone asked for.
And capped the wiper hole tonight as well
Angle Iron across the top to cap it and stiffen everything.
Here is that wider view that someone asked for.
And capped the wiper hole tonight as well
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looking good, Cant wait to see what the finished product looks like! This is something thats really high up on my future mods after the jeep goes from a DD to a designated trail rig
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