Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jkade · 09-08-2006, 04:59 PM

I know this has probably been asked but has anyone done it? How does it look? I am getting tired of searching for the real deal so I think I am going to buy a extra full top and cut it and find a back end from a truck cab a go to town on it. Unless anyone wants to sell a 1/2 top and I am willing to pay for it

LUV2XCLR8 · 09-08-2006, 05:03 PM

Nice try on plugging a 1/2 top, it has been discussed many times
on here, but nobody has tried it, or is willing to admit they tried, have
a extra full top here just for that idea, but it may go w/ the 2wd if it
gets sold this month, whoever & whenever it gets done we need pic's.

jkade · 09-08-2006, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

Nice try on plugging a 1/2 top, it has been discussed many times
on here, but nobody has tried it, or is willing to admit they tried, have
a extra full top here just for that idea, but it may go w/ the 2wd if it
gets sold this month, whoever & whenever it gets done we need pic's.

If I can't find one in a month or 2 I am going to try it. I am not going to be happy until I do this and the bed cover. I am lucky my old man is one hell of a body man and I have a very good freind that owns a rod shop that can give me help and pointers. I guess we may end up and see.

LUV2XCLR8 · 09-08-2006, 05:13 PM

Sounds like your gonna have to do it twice

When you get finished w/
yours I'll drop mine off to have it done, and then we will both have one.

Critter · 09-08-2006, 05:58 PM

I have the perfect solution! I have an old top that is begging to be cut up. I will let you have it, fee of charge, for a full top in perfect condition.

tom71 · 09-08-2006, 08:46 PM

tony johnson has a top that has been cut and is now a two piece top for his blazer

2wdBlazer · 09-09-2006, 10:04 AM

Ive cut one in half before. Looks like crap. I left it open in the back. Only way to look right would be to put a back on it but that seems pretty hard.

jkade · 09-09-2006, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 2wdBlazer

Ive cut one in half before. Looks like crap. I left it open in the back. Only way to look right would be to put a back on it but that seems pretty hard.

About the only way it could be done to look right is with the back of a truck cab. It would be a pian and a lot of work but I think it would be worth it in the long run.

slogo · 09-09-2006, 10:09 PM

Anything is possible with enuff skill and a little vision. i can see it done in my head so it will be. gonna do the same thing with the top i have cut up. good luck on yours just dont give in to the norm. i plan on taking the blaz top and the truck tops and making a mould of sorts and some fiberglass sheets and make it happen. check with a company called www.fiberglast.com

Musclerodz · 09-09-2006, 11:14 PM

How much interest would there be in having them reproduced? They seem to be a hot commodity. How much would you be willing to pay? What is the average market value on used ones? I don't have one as of yet, but I might consider looking into reproducing them if the interest was there, since I have a '69 K5 myself.

Mike

2wdBlazer · 09-10-2006, 12:11 AM

Reproduction cost would be high. I believe there are 1 or 2 guys out there making them but they are going for around $1000. Most of us are cheap.

Paul72 · 09-10-2006, 08:48 AM

Call me crazy, but I was just going to cut the A-pillars off of a truck cab and use the roof/back of it as my 1/2 top.

2wdBlazer · 09-10-2006, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul72

Call me crazy, but I was just going to cut the A-pillars off of a truck cab and use the roof/back of it as my 1/2 top.

So how would you seal out the water? Windows roll up into the doors on a truck but roll up into the top on a blazer.

Paul72 · 09-10-2006, 11:12 AM

I'm thinking of welding in the door window frame onto the cab, and then figuring out how to put the weatherstripping onto that. Also, I'd have to shave the drip rail off the front so the line looks right. I also plan on welding some brackets on the inside to use the Blazer L brackets to hold the top on.

In the back, I'll bolt it to the bed rail (1 on each side) and then figure out how to bring it down to the floor.

I haven't started into this yet, so most of this is still in my head. I've got 3 cabs to work with, so if I screw it up/need extra parts, I should be good.

I'll be sure to post the progress when I start (probably next summer).

krue · 09-10-2006, 11:29 AM

Write a FAQ on it while you're at it.

florida4x4 · 09-10-2006, 12:36 PM

So does anyone have pics of a fiberglass top that has been cut? I've been thinking about trying it and would like to see how bad it would look

*trkklr77* · 09-10-2006, 01:50 PM

i have always wanted to cut a metal top off and make it removable too, i though about using the in half of the window trim and weld it to the top. cut a 0* over the windsheild and under the rear window and weld in flats with a 1/2" x 1/2" bar to locate and seal with a 1/2" channel in the top.

here is one that came up this morning

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=210381

florida4x4 · 09-10-2006, 02:45 PM

Doh! It will take a lot of work to make a cut top look right... there is a soft top in my future!!

Green Monster · 09-10-2006, 11:14 PM

Tadah!!! This is exactly what you were looking for.

I found this on the ugly truck of the month thread.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=210381

florida4x4 · 09-10-2006, 11:51 PM

If I was really motivated to figure out how to make a fiberglass mold then I bet it could be done nicely. That pic saved the top for now...

jkade · 09-11-2006, 03:05 PM

[QUOTE=Green Monster;1802289]Tadah!!! This is exactly what you were looking for.

I found this on the ugly truck of the month thread.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=210381

[/QUO

I think my wife could do a better job than that!!!!!

2wdBlazer · 09-11-2006, 09:00 AM

I had a cut half top and threw it away last year when I got the real deal. I was ugly with no back.

Green Monster · 09-11-2006, 11:11 PM

Even the bowtie shape in the window is backwards.

**jaros44sr** · 09-12-2006, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Green Monster

Even the bowtie shape in the window is backwards.

I thought something was odd, but didn't figure it out. I guess if you look at it from the interior mirror it's right, hehe

Green Monster · 09-12-2006, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jaros44

I thought something was odd, but didn't figure it out. I guess if you look at it from the interior mirror it's right, hehe

Nope... it will still be backwards when looking at using the rear view mirror.

09-08-2006, 04:59 PM	#1
jkade Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AL Posts: 2,517	Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? I know this has probably been asked but has anyone done it? How does it look? I am getting tired of searching for the real deal so I think I am going to buy a extra full top and cut it and find a back end from a truck cab a go to town on it. Unless anyone wants to sell a 1/2 top and I am willing to pay for it

09-08-2006, 05:03 PM	#2
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Nice try on plugging a 1/2 top, it has been discussed many times on here, but nobody has tried it, or is willing to admit they tried, have a extra full top here just for that idea, but it may go w/ the 2wd if it gets sold this month, whoever & whenever it gets done we need pic's. __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

09-08-2006, 05:13 PM	#4
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Sounds like your gonna have to do it twice When you get finished w/ yours I'll drop mine off to have it done, and then we will both have one. __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

09-08-2006, 05:58 PM	#5
Critter Future TOTM Winner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bulverde, TX Posts: 2,692	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? I have the perfect solution! I have an old top that is begging to be cut up. I will let you have it, fee of charge, for a full top in perfect condition. __________________ 72 Chevy CST K5 HIGHLANDER BLAZER Getting a 6.0,NV4500,NP205,14BFF (Currently laying all over the place in little pieces) 72 Chevy swb step-side "LS" 6.0 Here's a build thread of sorts 2002 HD2500 Crew Cab, 8.1L Allison 4x4 Daily Driver Check it out www.lsdyno.com

09-08-2006, 08:46 PM	#6
tom71 what happened to flint mi Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 436	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? tony johnson has a top that has been cut and is now a two piece top for his blazer __________________ 71 swb 2wd fleet frame off in progress 72 4x4 blazer daily driver 70 olds cutlass s mint condition owned by a grandma 56 gmc 2wd project waitng 97 fiance mobile

09-09-2006, 10:04 AM	#7
2wdBlazer The Blazer King Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Valrico, Fl (Tampa) Posts: 1,212	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Ive cut one in half before. Looks like crap. I left it open in the back. Only way to look right would be to put a back on it but that seems pretty hard. __________________ 72 2wd Blazer. Its the superbichinest, megacoolinest, superflowinest.

09-09-2006, 10:09 PM	#9
slogo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Morristown,TN Posts: 481	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Anything is possible with enuff skill and a little vision. i can see it done in my head so it will be. gonna do the same thing with the top i have cut up. good luck on yours just dont give in to the norm. i plan on taking the blaz top and the truck tops and making a mould of sorts and some fiberglass sheets and make it happen. check with a company called www.fiberglast.com Last edited by slogo; 09-09-2006 at 10:14 PM.

09-09-2006, 11:14 PM	#10
Musclerodz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 2,364	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? How much interest would there be in having them reproduced? They seem to be a hot commodity. How much would you be willing to pay? What is the average market value on used ones? I don't have one as of yet, but I might consider looking into reproducing them if the interest was there, since I have a '69 K5 myself. Mike __________________ Mike Redpath

09-10-2006, 12:11 AM	#11
2wdBlazer The Blazer King Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Valrico, Fl (Tampa) Posts: 1,212	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Reproduction cost would be high. I believe there are 1 or 2 guys out there making them but they are going for around $1000. Most of us are cheap. __________________ 72 2wd Blazer. Its the superbichinest, megacoolinest, superflowinest.

09-10-2006, 08:48 AM	#12
Paul72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 1,147	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Call me crazy, but I was just going to cut the A-pillars off of a truck cab and use the roof/back of it as my 1/2 top. __________________ '72 Chevy K20 - 383/4sp/205 - SOLD after 41 years in the family Next project - K/5 Tahoe (71 Blazer on 99 Tahoe chassis) Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=789958

09-10-2006, 11:12 AM	#14
Paul72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 1,147	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? I'm thinking of welding in the door window frame onto the cab, and then figuring out how to put the weatherstripping onto that. Also, I'd have to shave the drip rail off the front so the line looks right. I also plan on welding some brackets on the inside to use the Blazer L brackets to hold the top on. In the back, I'll bolt it to the bed rail (1 on each side) and then figure out how to bring it down to the floor. I haven't started into this yet, so most of this is still in my head. I've got 3 cabs to work with, so if I screw it up/need extra parts, I should be good. I'll be sure to post the progress when I start (probably next summer). __________________ '72 Chevy K20 - 383/4sp/205 - SOLD after 41 years in the family Next project - K/5 Tahoe (71 Blazer on 99 Tahoe chassis) Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=789958

09-10-2006, 11:29 AM	#15
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Write a FAQ on it while you're at it. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

09-10-2006, 12:36 PM	#16
florida4x4 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: tally FL Posts: 74	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? So does anyone have pics of a fiberglass top that has been cut? I've been thinking about trying it and would like to see how bad it would look __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy - 383SBC \| TH350-NP203-NP205 \| D60PL \| 14FF Detroit \| 42 TSL's \| 4Xeyes \| Heavy FOotE "Trail in. Trash out." Florida4x4 dot Com

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trkklr77 Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: vacaville ca, because it as far from indy as i can be Posts: 775	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? i have always wanted to cut a metal top off and make it removable too, i though about using the in half of the window trim and weld it to the top. cut a 0* over the windsheild and under the rear window and weld in flats with a 1/2" x 1/2" bar to locate and seal with a 1/2" channel in the top. here is one that came up this morning http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=210381

09-10-2006, 02:45 PM	#18
florida4x4 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: tally FL Posts: 74	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Doh! It will take a lot of work to make a cut top look right... there is a soft top in my future!! __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy - 383SBC \| TH350-NP203-NP205 \| D60PL \| 14FF Detroit \| 42 TSL's \| 4Xeyes \| Heavy FOotE "Trail in. Trash out." Florida4x4 dot Com



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09-10-2006, 11:14 PM	#19
Green Monster Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 951	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Tadah!!! This is exactly what you were looking for. I found this on the ugly truck of the month thread. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=210381 __________________ Photo Gallery of 1972 K/5 Blazer CST Last edited by Green Monster; 09-10-2006 at 11:16 PM.

09-10-2006, 11:51 PM	#20
florida4x4 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: tally FL Posts: 74	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? If I was really motivated to figure out how to make a fiberglass mold then I bet it could be done nicely. That pic saved the top for now... __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy - 383SBC \| TH350-NP203-NP205 \| D60PL \| 14FF Detroit \| 42 TSL's \| 4Xeyes \| Heavy FOotE "Trail in. Trash out." Florida4x4 dot Com

09-11-2006, 03:05 PM	#21
jkade Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AL Posts: 2,517	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? [QUOTE=Green Monster;1802289]Tadah!!! This is exactly what you were looking for. I found this on the ugly truck of the month thread. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=210381 [/QUO I think my wife could do a better job than that!!!!!

09-11-2006, 09:00 AM	#22
2wdBlazer The Blazer King Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Valrico, Fl (Tampa) Posts: 1,212	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? I had a cut half top and threw it away last year when I got the real deal. I was ugly with no back. __________________ 72 2wd Blazer. Its the superbichinest, megacoolinest, superflowinest.

09-11-2006, 11:11 PM	#23
Green Monster Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 951	Re: Has anyone made a 1/2 top from a full top? Even the bowtie shape in the window is backwards. __________________ Photo Gallery of 1972 K/5 Blazer CST

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