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02-10-2007, 12:58 PM
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Old Time Rodder
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
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anyone seen one of these
saw this at a local car lot and was wondering if it is factory. the bulkhead is wood and it looks like the back of the normal top. sorry about the size of pic but I had never used pics before and will take pics lower rez next time. I still have other pics if anyone wants to see but will have to reduce them.
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02-10-2007, 01:54 PM
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Re: anyone seen one of these
looks like a homebrew , i've seen glasfibre tops that looked like it but where more like winddeflectors with a reverse bench underneat to transport more persons inside the bed of the truck
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts Last edited by watahyahknow; 02-10-2007 at 01:55 PM. |
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02-10-2007, 02:58 PM
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K5Camper
 
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Re: anyone seen one of these
The US Forest service drew up a set of plans to take a military blazer (or any K5) and do that exact modification to the top. I'll have to look on my other computer because I think I have the site bookmarked where I saw it.
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02-10-2007, 03:48 PM
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Tonawanda 454
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Re: anyone seen one of these
that is interesting... I would suspect that it is custom homemade setup.
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02-10-2007, 11:47 PM
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Re: anyone seen one of these
I have seen a couple of those and they were the rear section of the regular blazer tops that were sectioned .
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02-11-2007, 08:31 AM
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Re: anyone seen one of these
Yeah,you can see the seam.Now the question...why?I mean,I don`t think it looks good,if you want the top off...take it off,if you want it on...put it on,and if you want a pickup...they`re not hard to find(and they can haul more).
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02-11-2007, 10:16 AM
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Happy to be here
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Re: anyone seen one of these
That may have been done at a time when the cab extenders were popular on trucks. I guess he was going for a sporty look. I think he missed...
 One of the forum members recently built one like that for a 69-72 Blazer. He did a decent job of getting the proportions correct.
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02-11-2007, 08:03 PM
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K5Camper
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Re: anyone seen one of these
Well I found it finally. Here's a link to a PDF file containing Very detailed instructions to do this mod. Although they didn't use the back section of the fiberglass roof to cap the rear off. So it looks a little different, but the end result is the same.
I don't see the need to do it, but I can understand the Forest service needing a truck larger than a Jeep but smaller than a regular 1/2 ton truck to get into some tight areas. Here's the link: http://www.roscommonequipmentcenter....ects/rec62.pdf
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02-12-2007, 03:54 PM
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Re: anyone seen one of these
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I have one of the fiberglass rear covers for a Blazer made by CRPonline(? they don't exist anymore best I can tell). The pictures I've seen of them mounted make them look odd - they are too "thin" for a lack of better words. I didn't get the bulkhead with it so have been thinking about how I could get around that. Seems like you just gave me drawings for everything I will need. Thanks!
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02-13-2007, 07:59 AM
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Old Time Rodder
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
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Re: anyone seen one of these
great link on mod for top. am adding additional pics and I sure have learned a lot about mods for pics.
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79 GMC SWB Lowrider Stepside [81 cab] that thinks it a Chevy (since 6/1980) Replacement cab had A/C which now works, made a real truck out of it 84 MC 305 350TH 3.08 4 wheel disc finally My daily driver again |
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02-11-2007, 08:32 PM
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Re: anyone seen one of these
think they cut the middle section out and put it back together on the photo
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts |
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02-13-2007, 10:23 AM
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K5Camper
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Re: anyone seen one of these
That looks like one heck of a water trap at the bulkhead. I hope he's got drains in there. Thats some creative work to keep the stock rear glass.
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02-13-2007, 10:40 AM
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Registered User
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Location: North Carolina
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Re: anyone seen one of these
last year I saw a guy on ebay that had a couple fiberglass half tops that made the k5's into pretty much and avalance. I tryed to find the guy again around thanksgiving to see if he had anymore but couldn't findhim.
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