72 softtop

I Need a softtop for a 72 cj5. Was going to put one on from a 75 cj but the windshield looks to be leaning back about three in more on the 72. Is this factory or was it swapped?

Any suggestions on where to order a new 72 softtop from?

Thanks Walt

 

If I was going to order one for my 72, it would be a Bestop Supertop.

 

Supertop - just put one on a few weeks back. Search the web and the forums here on the tricks and tips for installing. Bend the doors and a few others will make it fit like a glove. Search EBAY - there was a guy in NC that had them new for like $575.00.

 

you have a pic of your jeep? the 76 up frame is a bolt on to the older jeep. Would suck bad to get a brand new top and have the wrong one. The frame on the newer jeeps tapers in toward the top. It also leans about 3" further back. Not sure you can tell from the angle in this picture, but the black one has the 76+ and the green one is 75-.

 

ok, here are a couple of pics, both are intermediates. The black one is my 75 and the red one is my son's 72. There is a definate differance between the two. The 72 leans back about three inches more than the 75. Comments? ideas?

 

Do both have the wiper motor on the outside (hood side) of the windshield?

Assuming they do - worn v. new gasket. Loose v. tight hinges. Missing screw on the '72 won't help either.

Just to reiterate - the '72 and '75 windshields are identical from the factory, except for paint color. A '72 will be black and a '75 will be body color. The top application is also the same.

In 1976 lots of things changed, including the windshield. The '76 windshield leans back more, and it also has a different shape (trapezoid, not rectangle glass shape).

 

Don't know GMTA.

I read your post and thought it was pithy and pointed. However, I also thought the question had not been answered, so I asked it again.

 

They are both early style. After looking at them side by side along with a few other clues, here's what I think happened. The creases on the hood match the top of the windshield and looking close to the hinge mounts I can see where the lighter metal is buckled. Me thinks the hood came loose and clobbered the top of the windshield hard enought to lean it back the three inches or so. I know, pics would be nice, but I never think of the camera until I'm already in the shop.
Thanks for the comments and ideas though. What a wealth of knowledge when you put it all togeather.
MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone