Choppin the top

[jlasala]

I am in the process of stripping down my 82 K5 2 wheel drive to have the top cut off. I think it looks awesome and never had any intention of putting the cover back on.

any experience w/ this?

[Berg]

I've done it to an 85 before I bought my first 75. I Had to replace the rocker panels and drivers side floorpan so in the process I braced the inner rockers with box tube to make sure the door opening wouldn't change. The floor bracing is the most important thing that most people overlook on these chops. The second part they overlook is after you cut the doors down, you need to make a brace to connect the outer door skin to the inner structure. If you don't, the door will start to come apart over time and will get cracks near the handle. After I cut down my 85 I cut up a bed cover from a pickup to cover things up like a little bikini top the jeep guys run around with. It was pretty cool but the longer I owned the truck-the more body panels got cut off and it turned into a firewall with 2 seats and some tube around things.

[jlasala]

thanks for the heads up.

we are going to cut her up tomorrow and see how it turns out. it is certainly a work in process we will see what happens.

[Berg]

So how did it come out? do you have any pictures?

[jlasala]

Well.... We have to replace the rocker panels before we can cut the top off, and they were a little more rusted than we thought. So I need to go get some 1/2 half square tubing to reinforce with. Hopefully we will get that done this weekend, weather permitting. I was pretty disappointed not getting it done last weekend, but we will!
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