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jimmypop · 09-17-2009, 12:46 AM

just sold the hard top and ordered a new softtop

vtblazer · 09-17-2009, 06:06 AM

Post pics when you get it installed.

I'm considering the same thing, just get rid of the hard top forever...

**Thealien** · 09-17-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by vtblazer

Post pics when you get it installed.

I'm considering the same thing, just get rid of the hard top forever...

I didn't sell mine but I have NO intentions of ever putting it back on!

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 09-17-2009, 08:55 AM

Mine has been off for 13 years but I still have the hard top.

fun in dirt · 09-17-2009, 11:17 AM

I'll be looking for installed pics too

**Thealien** · 09-17-2009, 11:39 AM

What soft top are you getting? The new one that just came out or something used?

jimmypop · 09-18-2009, 02:15 AM

UPS man dropped my top off, but ill have to wait till Tuesday to put it on.

working all weekend

72BlckButy · 09-18-2009, 08:47 AM

Can't wait to see how it looks.

TonyJohnson · 09-18-2009, 08:57 AM

Is this the top from the place in Boulder?

jimmypop · 03-27-2010, 12:39 PM

the top fits awesome! good work and stitching. but my rail holes did not line up so i had to drill new ones, no biggie easy fix. had to drill all the holes in the windshield header, that was easy.

daddys72jimmy · 03-27-2010, 12:45 PM

looks awsome! man. how bout some info on the top, brand, price, if u dont mind. looks good

jimmypop · 03-27-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by daddys72jimmy

looks awsome! man. how bout some info on the top, brand, price, if u dont mind. looks good

http://www.softopper.com/Softopper_M...01%201969-1972

lookingtobuy · 03-27-2010, 02:22 PM

LOOKS GOOD! thanks for the info.. you didnt go with the front header bar?

how come?

Thanks

jimmypop · 03-27-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lookingtobuy

LOOKS GOOD! thanks for the info.. you didnt go with the front header bar?

how come?

Thanks

Well, I thought long and hard about this!

A couple reasons why not.

1. Sold my hardtop. No chance of ME ever putting it back.
2. Truck is in pre-body work stage. So if I ever do the body work so easy to spot weld 17 spots. Could take me about 45 min to close up 17 little holes.
3. Im not sure 5 screws (holes) is enough to hold header bar under extreme flex.
4.My truck is not rare or of unusually high value.
5. Header bar was not offered when I bought the softtop. But I would have made one anyways.

Rochlow · 03-27-2010, 04:56 PM

Got one of those sitting in my garage..

Firebirdjones · 03-27-2010, 10:49 PM

I'd like to see some changes to it before I make the plunge.

Would be nice if the side windows would zip out. Basically use the top at that point as a sun screen but have all the sides opened.

I'd also like to see one that doesn't require so many damn holes to be drilled in the truck. I didn't buy an arizona rust free truck to swiss cheese it

I'd also like to see them made in white. The black would look horrible on our blazer.

If they can make them this way for the jeeps (and I know they do because I've had them) then they can be made that way for our blazers too,,,,just sayin'

rads42 · 03-28-2010, 08:36 PM

They do make one in white. They have it in black, charcoal, and white. Seems like there are a few guys on here thinking about getting one, myself included. I wonder if we could put together a group buy and maybe swing a deal with Softopper?

Firebirdjones · 03-28-2010, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rads42

They do make one in white. They have it in black, charcoal, and white. Seems like there are a few guys on here thinking about getting one, myself included. I wonder if we could put together a group buy and maybe swing a deal with Softopper?

They make it in white?? That's one hurdle crossed. Now if I could just talk them into making mine with zip out windows I'd be set.

In which case I'd be interested in a group purchase.

jimmypop · 03-28-2010, 10:52 PM

I'll tell you this much, their customer service is stupendous!!!!!!!!
Answer questions quickly, correct any mistakes, and make good on their promise.

Oh wait one more, and MADE IN AMERICA

scoyote · 03-28-2010, 11:19 PM

I have one of their tops and I love it too.

I used the header bar but that is a good point about flexing.....not sure on that one but it holds just fine otherwise.

The sides will roll up and there are tie downs to hold it up, the rear does the same.

So you can roll it all up and run with only the top as a sun shade.

They do make a zip out rear window that can be replaced with a screen.

It comes with a boot so it can be completely rolled up and stored in the boot for a topless ride and if/when you get caught out in the open in a storm, it's still there for protection.

It's a very good top in my opinion.

I gave my hard top away too.

Firebirdjones · 03-30-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by scoyote

I have one of their tops and I love it too.

I used the header bar but that is a good point about flexing.....not sure on that one but it holds just fine otherwise.

The sides will roll up and there are tie downs to hold it up, the rear does the same.

So you can roll it all up and run with only the top as a sun shade.

They do make a zip out rear window that can be replaced with a screen.

It comes with a boot so it can be completely rolled up and stored in the boot for a topless ride and if/when you get caught out in the open in a storm, it's still there for protection.

It's a very good top in my opinion.

I gave my hard top away too.

Ya, I've been down that road with the roll up plastic windows. I'm not much of a fan of that anymore. No matter how carefull you are you end up scratching the hell out of the plastic. As it ages it's also not very easy to roll and is suspect to cracking. I also don't care for the huge rolls flapping in the breeze.
I'd rather zip them out and lay them flat before leaving the house, and let it be. But that's just me.

It wouldn't take much to sew in some zippers while making these tops. If they could do that I'd go for one,,,,even if it did cost more for the zippers.

scoyote · 03-30-2010, 10:58 PM

These things are "production" tops.

Once you get it....you can certainly modify it.

Or, give them a call and see if they can make a customized top just for you.

Either way...it's gonna be more than a "production" product.

These are not customized tops...so you really shouldn't expect one ;-)

jimmypop · 03-31-2010, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scoyote

These things are "production" tops.

Once you get it....you can certainly modify it.

Or, give them a call and see if they can make a customized top just for you.

Either way...it's gonna be more than a "production" product.

These are not customized tops...so you really shouldn't expect one ;-)

That's what I was thinking, once the plastic window go bad. I have a local upholstery shop cut the window out and put me some zippered ones.

Burt4x4 · 03-31-2010, 11:09 AM

Nice!
Here is mine, It's STC "fasttrack", it has the zipout windows like what ya all are talking about. The STC company is gone now, I won this one in a club raffel

older pic from 2006

Firebirdjones · 03-31-2010, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Burt4x4

Nice!
Here is mine, It's STC "fasttrack", it has the zipout windows like what ya all are talking about. The STC company is gone now, I won this one in a club raffel

older pic from 2006

Well shucks. Figures they are gone now. If I can get a top made like that I'd buy in a heart beat.

09-17-2009, 12:46 AM	#1
jimmypop Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: so-cal Posts: 85	topless in in so cal!!! just sold the hard top and ordered a new softtop

09-17-2009, 06:06 AM	#2
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,537	Re: topless in in so cal!!! Post pics when you get it installed. I'm considering the same thing, just get rid of the hard top forever...

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Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,401	Re: topless in in so cal!!! Mine has been off for 13 years but I still have the hard top. __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 4wheel camper 1970 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 350 1969 Chevy Blazer 1/2 4X4 307 1967 chevy LWB 3/4 396

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09-17-2009, 11:39 AM	#6
Thealien Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Ridge Florida Posts: 4,135	Re: topless in in so cal!!! What soft top are you getting? The new one that just came out or something used?

09-18-2009, 02:15 AM	#7
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jimmypop Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: so-cal Posts: 85	Re: topless in in so cal!!! the top fits awesome! good work and stitching. but my rail holes did not line up so i had to drill new ones, no biggie easy fix. had to drill all the holes in the windshield header, that was easy. Attached Images

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lookingtobuy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northeast Posts: 159	Re: topless in in so cal!!! LOOKS GOOD! thanks for the info.. you didnt go with the front header bar? how come? Thanks

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Rochlow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: St. Albans, Vt Posts: 2,520	Re: topless in in so cal!!! Got one of those sitting in my garage..

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Firebirdjones Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Prescott, Arizona Posts: 2,396	Re: topless in in so cal!!! I'd like to see some changes to it before I make the plunge. Would be nice if the side windows would zip out. Basically use the top at that point as a sun screen but have all the sides opened. I'd also like to see one that doesn't require so many damn holes to be drilled in the truck. I didn't buy an arizona rust free truck to swiss cheese it I'd also like to see them made in white. The black would look horrible on our blazer. If they can make them this way for the jeeps (and I know they do because I've had them) then they can be made that way for our blazers too,,,,just sayin' Last edited by Firebirdjones; 03-27-2010 at 10:51 PM.

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rads42 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Orange, CT Posts: 72	Re: topless in in so cal!!! They do make one in white. They have it in black, charcoal, and white. Seems like there are a few guys on here thinking about getting one, myself included. I wonder if we could put together a group buy and maybe swing a deal with Softopper?

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jimmypop Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: so-cal Posts: 85	Re: topless in in so cal!!! I'll tell you this much, their customer service is stupendous!!!!!!!! Answer questions quickly, correct any mistakes, and make good on their promise. Oh wait one more, and MADE IN AMERICA



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scoyote Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the shores of Bull Shoals, AR Posts: 509	Re: topless in in so cal!!! I have one of their tops and I love it too. I used the header bar but that is a good point about flexing.....not sure on that one but it holds just fine otherwise. The sides will roll up and there are tie downs to hold it up, the rear does the same. So you can roll it all up and run with only the top as a sun shade. They do make a zip out rear window that can be replaced with a screen. It comes with a boot so it can be completely rolled up and stored in the boot for a topless ride and if/when you get caught out in the open in a storm, it's still there for protection. It's a very good top in my opinion. I gave my hard top away too. __________________ 1972 Blazer - Bronco Orange - In the werks http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=323444 1991 F250 - Hunting truck w/ Detroit rear locker, ARB front locker, front and rear winches .... and more.... 1997 Grand Cherokee - fun jeep - Detroit rear locker, ARB front locker, front winch, 411 gears, lots of lights ;-) 2004 Hot Rod DuraMax - Dnyo'd at the wheels with 525 HP and 1100 lbs torque.....mustang killer. Last edited by scoyote; 03-28-2010 at 11:22 PM.

03-30-2010, 10:58 PM	#22
scoyote Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the shores of Bull Shoals, AR Posts: 509	Re: topless in in so cal!!! These things are "production" tops. Once you get it....you can certainly modify it. Or, give them a call and see if they can make a customized top just for you. Either way...it's gonna be more than a "production" product. These are not customized tops...so you really shouldn't expect one ;-) __________________ 1972 Blazer - Bronco Orange - In the werks http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=323444 1991 F250 - Hunting truck w/ Detroit rear locker, ARB front locker, front and rear winches .... and more.... 1997 Grand Cherokee - fun jeep - Detroit rear locker, ARB front locker, front winch, 411 gears, lots of lights ;-) 2004 Hot Rod DuraMax - Dnyo'd at the wheels with 525 HP and 1100 lbs torque.....mustang killer.

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Burt4x4 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,842	Re: topless in in so cal!!! Nice! Here is mine, It's STC "fasttrack", it has the zipout windows like what ya all are talking about. The STC company is gone now, I won this one in a club raffel older pic from 2006 __________________ 1972 K5 MPFI454/Sm465/Np205/D60/14FFd/Re-Centerd H1s w/Swamper Iroks

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