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building a hard top

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:12 pm
by ssnovafied
hi,newbie here,has anybody built or fabed up a hard top? which would be better sheet metal or aluminum. i seen a top that was fiberglas over the canvas top.it looked good painted green.any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you

Re: building a hard top

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:34 am
by John Mc
I could swear someone on here posted photos of a top they were fabricating. It' possible that it was on the Steel Soldiers site, however.

Re: building a hard top

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:34 am
by NAM VET
when I bought my truck about 5 years ago, it came out of Nebraska, and had fiberglass over the supporters, which I cut off with a sawmill and then did a little repair and since then a fabric top. I had been lined with shag carpet! hal

Re: building a hard top

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:23 pm
by Cal_Gary
I think I'd grab a CCKW top, or a repro M37 top from Vintage Power Wagons. CCKW tops will fit the M37; the repro tops are expensive but save you a lot of labor.

I use the canvas top myself.
Gary

Re: building a hard top

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:47 am
by ssnovafied
hi thanks for the replys.i looked at the fiberglass tops but the price and shipping is crazy. a canvas top is close to 500 now plus shipping.so if can make one between 600 and 1000 i'll do that as no shipping involved.