[coily96]

After looking around for the windbreak, bikini covers ive decided to go with another idea of making my own detachable board to cover the space behind the seats and a hard tonneau cover. Plus im sick of the soft top look.

Ive used exterior ply and will be painting it then covering in marine grade carpet.

Pics





I hope to have it all finished and sealed up this weekend.


Its all reversable back to a soft top, the soft top sits flat in the tub and the rear seats fold flat, the soft top support bar unscrews from the two brackets to keep it all down under the hard cover, the hard cover will be in two peices so it can be stored behind the seats when the soft top is up, the cover behind the seats will store at the very rear of the tub behind the rear seats.

[Fatzook]

Thats a nice clean coily

What are you doing for a rear window? And I assume that you are not overly tall. I had the seats all the way back on my coily which put them past the B-pillar. With the timber wall you would not be able to do this...

Keen to see the finished product

[BlackZookie]

nice work
agree with fatzook keen to see the finished product

[jonno_racing]

the only issue i see mate is room behind the seats, the maruti hard top i have gives a fair bit more room than the normal and its still not enough...

but looks good

[experament-u2]

looks great mate
i was thinking about doing the exact same thing
what size ply did you use?

[zooky08]

Looks good
What are you gonna use for your window
It's a weird shape hole you've cut

[bazook]

are you using plexy glass for the rear window, or have you cut it to suit the hard top window

[bazook]

are you using plexy glass for the rear window, or have you cut it to suit the hard top window

[steak_knife]

You really want an answer hay??

[christover1]

I did a similar thing on my LWB Sierra.
I left a bit more room behind me, as I am 6ft ish.

[coily96]

Fatzook wrote:

Thats a nice clean coily

What are you doing for a rear window? And I assume that you are not overly tall. I had the seats all the way back on my coily which put them past the B-pillar. With the timber wall you would not be able to do this...

Keen to see the finished product

Rear window is polycarbonate sheeting fron bunnings as the plexiglass is way to expensive. Ive set the seats as far back so they touch the back wall. its a little different from where i usually sit but im ok with it.

Should have finished pics this weekend.

[coily96]

jonno_racing wrote:

the only issue i see mate is room behind the seats, the maruti hard top i have gives a fair bit more room than the normal and its still not enough...

but looks good

I cant find a windbreak let alone find a maruti top.

[coily96]

experament-u2 wrote:

looks great mate
i was thinking about doing the exact same thing
what size ply did you use?

2400 by 1200 exterior ply 9mm thick. Cost about $50 a sheet from mister ply.

Ive cut the window out to suit the shape of the B pillar when looking at it from behind, ive still got to round the corners.

[jonno_racing]

coily96 wrote:

jonno_racing wrote:

the only issue i see mate is room behind the seats, the maruti hard top i have gives a fair bit more room than the normal and its still not enough...

but looks good

I cant find a windbreak let alone find a maruti top.

yeah fair enough.. i looked for a LONG time

this might give u a idea of how much space a marti has behind there



only about 6 inches or so.. but worth it if your over 6ft

[MART]

What are you putting on the outside , marine carpet will stay wet and stink after a while , you need some bling checker plate painted flat black and then use a sander to lightly sand the dimples , looks good , Cheers Paul

[zookprojectfnq]

I did a smiler thing but did 2 layers of glass and a coat of gel over each side
Made a bolt in track for it to sit in. Mines not removable though.

[bazook]

hey coily96 what you mean you cant find a windbreaker/wind jamer I just got mine done and it works a treat

[jonno_racing]

bazook wrote:

hey coily96 what you mean you cant find a windbreaker/wind jamer I just got mine done and it works a treat

my friend... that is FKN AWESOME!

[boostedbrick]

Looks good so far, but id be worried about leg room. my cage sits just behind were that is, and its cramped as all fuk.

[Fatzook]

boostedbrick wrote:

Looks good so far, but id be worried about leg room. my cage sits just behind were that is, and its cramped as all fuk.

Different strokes.....

I'm 6'4" and have decided it is a good idea for my ute to be my DD

[4wheeljive]

Has any one try to make something like a marute top or a space cab in a similar way ?

[jonno_racing]

MART wrote:

What are you putting on the outside , marine carpet will stay wet and stink after a while , you need some bling checker plate painted flat black and then use a sander to lightly sand the dimples , looks good , Cheers Paul

i took your idea and did my tourno... not bad this is the only pic i have..

[jonno_racing]

4wheeljive wrote:

Has any one try to make something like a marute top or a space cab in a similar way ?

yeah superduki has a mate up north of tassie who added 8inches to his maruti cab... simon has a pic.. i will get on to him

[coily96]

[alien]

how does that seal against the body? and won't the window leak at the bottom with no rubber seal????

[4wheeljive]

Hey jonno did you get those pics of your mates modded maruti top

[ando_zook94]

this looks sick. whats costs all up?