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cj5 hardtop

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by smash197392, May 22, 2010.

  1. smash197392

    smash197392 New Member

    would hard top from the early jeep like 55 up to 71 work on 1972 cj 5 work on my cj5 plus the doors need to know thanks
     
    smash197392, May 22, 2010
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  2. pathkiller

    pathkiller Member

    Yes, 55-75 will all interchange. 76-83 has a different windshield.
     
    pathkiller, May 22, 2010
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  3. '72CJ5

    '72CJ5 Member

    I have noticed alot when looking at parts that the '5s change in '76. Is that all that changed...the windshield? Well and the side moldings of course. I noticed they did go to straight side panels on them as well.
     
    '72CJ5, May 23, 2010
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  4. timgr

    timgr We stand on the shoulders of giants. 2022 Sponsor

    Almost everything changes in 1976.

    If you're asking about just the tops, yes only the windshield changed. The newer windshield tilts back more, and tapers in toward the top (the glass is shaped differently, more like a trapezoid than earlier rectangular glass). The outline of the body stayed the same. Jeep retained the outward appearance of the CJ-5, but changed most everything else.

    The bow pockets went away, if that's what you mean by straight sides. That was a vestigial feature from the M38A1.
     
    timgr, May 23, 2010
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  5. hunter66

    hunter66 New Member

    does the old metal hardtop for a 68 cj5 require a clip on the windshield or is it the same clip you use for a bikini top???
     
    hunter66, Dec 19, 2011
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  6. SIDSCJ

    SIDSCJ Jeep addict

    Most hardtops screw into the windshield frame itself. The channel on the frame that you use for a soft top or bikini top is not used by the hardtop, other than to locate where it sits on the w/s frame.
     
    SIDSCJ, Dec 19, 2011
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