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Adapting aluminum tops from a 5 to a 6

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by aallison, Nov 3, 2009.

  1. Nov 3, 2009
    aallison

    aallison 74 cj6, 76 cj5. Has anyone seen my screwdriver?

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    I know where there are a couple aluminum hardtops but I think they are for CJ5's. They are just deterriorating away. So how hard would it be to get one for a CJ5 and stretch it for a CJ6? I don't need it, just thinking out loud I guess.........and I hate to see anything jeep not get saved.

    This thread got me thinking......http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70230
     
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    dsrt4

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    Do you need to stretch it? You could Always put it on as is and just have a short open bed area..

    You would have to Notch rear corners to fit it but I have seen it done.

    Probably the only thing that would be the biggest pain would be the roof if you were to try and section it.

    The side panels would be 20 minutes of work for a body shop with a good press/brake guy.
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    1970CJ6

    1970CJ6 new mexico air

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    Jeep just put in a 20" on the side. now the roof is one piece.
    You can see the added panel in this picture.
    [​IMG]
    andrew
     
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    bkd

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    if you had two tops to pull material from I think it'd be easier (extra roof section). At one point I was thinking of putting a 5 top on my cj6 and having the 20" behind open, but that was before the full cage was built
    Jim S.
     
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    Howard Eisenhauer

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    When we got Tonk he had a full size hard top that the PO had built out of a halftop, a coupla square yards of aluminum flashing and about 5 gallons of bondo.

    It was Fugly.

    Very Fugly.

    See here for how *not* to extend a top.

    http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka arrival.html

    H.
     
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    aallison

    aallison 74 cj6, 76 cj5. Has anyone seen my screwdriver?

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    well, Ok, so that top on Tonka was a little.......odd. But I like the van bubble windows on the sides.........
     
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    1970CJ6

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    I added side windows on my top, now I can see the other cars, Had a bad blind spot on pass side.
    Will post picture later.
    Andrew
     
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    1970CJ6

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    Here is the picture of the added window.
    [​IMG]
     
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  9. Nov 4, 2009
    aallison

    aallison 74 cj6, 76 cj5. Has anyone seen my screwdriver?

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    That top looks real good. I like the widnows you added.
     
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  10. Nov 6, 2009
    Kman

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    I have a NOS replacement side window panel for a Meyers / Orville CJ6 top. Its the extender panel. It's NOS from a Jeep dealer.
     
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    brandon533b

    brandon533b Member since 2007

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    heres my 2 cents, if your paitent enough to work with the aluminum, and you have all the tools and feel confident that what your gonna do is gonna turn out the way you like, then go for it. i found out that what i was going to end up with was not to my standards, so better to by a soft top. but my top had a lot of damage and work that needed to be done to it. the job andrew did on his top is great.
     
    brandon533b, Nov 6, 2009
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