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Originally Posted by 81bigbrett
Ok so I'm the new proud owner of a 71 gmc jimmy 4x4. I have had it for about a month and it is my daily driver, however out here in socal we just had our first rain since I've owned it. I have wondered about the top wether or not it was the right top for the truck. I have my doubts. The hatch closes inside the tailgate and it has huge gaps where the driver and passanger windows meet the front winshield and top. In this rain all it does is leak onto the floor of the cab. I guess what I'm asking is, is there a certain year that will fit my jimmy corectly or does all of the years 67-72 fit right.
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If there are large gaps, it sounds like you are missing seals. There is a pillar/door seal, as well as a roof rail to door seal, and on my new top the driver side was missing and there was a 1.5 inch gap.
FWIW, I bought the seals, and all went pretty well except I'd swear the driver A pillar is bent. That is to say when I bolt up to the visor mounts the whole left side is off by about 1/2 inch. Maybe this is body flex due to poor lift kit. Tried to jack the post a bit, but wanted to flex, not bend, so I ended up using some allum/bondo to move the driver door seal toward the front so it would mate with the window. I still have roof to bed bolts on that side as I need to drill new holes in the top to align with the bed rails.
With that said, I too live in socal, and was a bit annoyed to see all the water on the passenger floor. I did not expect watertight, but this was just static rain pressure and a small pool was found (rubber mats). I believe I have a case of a leaking cowl, but have not yet investigated.
PS> Check out the lmc tuck catalog to see what seals should be on the top.
Regards