Getting ready to chop the top off my XJ this week. Wanting to take the back half and make it removable. Question is how can I get it to seal decently or possibly even perfectly. Wanting to ditch the lift gate for plexy glass or something simular so even with the top on I still have a bit of bed I can utilize. I realize that the top will be heavy but Im not to worried about the weight. Any and all help would be great.

 

Measure twice and cut once.thats all the help i can give.

 

Crap

 

Just cut it off and throw it away.

You're putting a cage in before you do this, right?

 

As Im doing it. Would it hurt anything if I waited a few weeks to do the cage as the Jeep stays street side now

 

Cage first then chop. Do it the opposite way and you risk caging a tweaked body, which would be pointless

 

Gotcha. Looking at doing stiffeners until I can build a frame for it

 

What about like those truck bed covers?

 

Thought about it but I want a kinda customized stock look

 

Doe it have to be a hard top? http://downeyproductsnortheast.com/
Or maybe this?

 

Kinda thinking out loud but what about the rear hardtop off like a suzuki samurai or geo tracker?

 

Never thought about it. But ill look around and see wat I can find

 

Take some measurements on your xj first,Do like from the bottom of the side glass to top of the roof.From the back door jam to outer edge of the hatch.And open your hatch go by the widest part of the opening.Then take all the measurements off either hard top to see if its even close to fitting or not.Only thing else i can think of close would be maybe a early bronco or scout.

 

Hmmmm bronco might work

 

Yeah but might be the hardest one to find unless you just get lucky.