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Author:  dave91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:09 am ]
Post subject:  Can I cut the top off of a high top so it's normal??
Just wanting to know if its possible to cut the 'high part' off a high top? I'm guessing that the frame runs through there so i wouldnt be able to, but just wondering :wink:

Dave
Author:  BlueSuzy [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:12 am ]
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I wouldnt.

You could possibly cut it off and reweld a normal top, but way too much work.

It would be easier to do a straight full body swap.
Author:  want33s [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:43 am ]
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Removing the roof skin from a Hitop and replacing with a tintop is possible but is a lot more work than cutting the whole turret through the pillars.
Author:  RIKSTR [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:13 am ]
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What are you trying to achive?
Author:  Ben_Sierra [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:17 am ]
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A low top 8)
Author:  Fatzook [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:08 am ]
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Dave,

Just live with it. The hi-tops are quirky, but cool IMO. And they make it easier to get a couple 6' tall blonde supermodels in the back :wink:
Author:  tanshi [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:10 am ]
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Fatzook wrote:
Dave,

Just live with it. The hi-tops are quirky, but cool IMO. And they make it easier to get a couple 6' tall blonde supermodels in the back :wink:


or just soft top it :)
Author:  Gwagensteve [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:31 am ]
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At which point you'd still want to do a body swap. Cut the roof off a hardtop and the body gets VERY floppy. There's a lot more strength in a soft top tub around the cowl and B pillar.

There's no way to low-roof a high-roof without cutting up another tub - much easier to do a body swap.



Steve.
Author:  nato78 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:35 am ]
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Leave it high, otherwise you just have another hardtop or soft top. Modified hightops are rare, so you will have something a bit unique
Author:  2stroker [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:36 am ]
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nato78 wrote:
Leave it high, otherwise you just have another hardtop or soft top. Modified hightops are rare, so you will have something a bit unique


Thank goodness
Author:  dave91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:43 am ]
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This is the one i was thinking of
http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/ind ... pic=741960
Author:  tanshi [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:48 am ]
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the owner was on here for a while.

he bought my lockright to put in it.
Author:  Ben_Sierra [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:54 am ]
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I'd be a bit worried about a Sierra with 2 Million kms on the clock...
Author:  atari4x4 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:57 am ]
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thats Mr_Ron's Hightop
Author:  dave91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:04 am ]
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is it any good??
Author:  shep [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:12 am ]
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dave91 wrote:
is it any good??


has aircon Armsup
Author:  dave91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:21 am ]
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thats a plus, but i cant picture a sierra's power output with the a/c turned on bahahaha
how hard is it to fix rust?
Author:  ajsr [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:23 am ]
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hitops are the coolest model made by a 1000%
Author:  Ben_Sierra [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:37 am ]
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ajsr wrote:
hitops are the coolest model made by a 1000%


As long as they don't have the ugly square headlights and the wrong badge ;)



:lol:
Author:  jonno_racing [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:40 am ]
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a guy i used to wheel with back when i was like 18 had a well set up high top with a shelf up the top for sleeping bags and stuff... was cool.
Author:  Scrawny [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:43 am ]
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tanshi wrote:
Fatzook wrote:
Dave,

Just live with it. The hi-tops are quirky, but cool IMO. And they make it easier to get a couple 6' tall blonde supermodels in the back :wink:


or just soft top it :)


I seem to remember a certain high top to soft top conversion that went horribly wrong. Just keep it a high top if you buy it
Author:  shep [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:45 am ]
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Scrawn wrote:
tanshi wrote:
Fatzook wrote:
Dave,

Just live with it. The hi-tops are quirky, but cool IMO. And they make it easier to get a couple 6' tall blonde supermodels in the back :wink:


or just soft top it :)


I seem to remember a certain high top to soft top conversion that went horribly wrong. Just keep it a high top if you buy it


was that the islandvitara jobbie
Author:  dave91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:59 am ]
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i reckon this one looks pretty tank, but it needs a tfer case and some rust fixed though
Author:  Fatzook [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:07 am ]
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I like it too! WT diff, transfer and some small rust repairs. Thats a nice short list 8)
Author:  ajsr [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:11 am ]
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Ben_Sierra wrote:
ajsr wrote:
hitops are the coolest model made by a 1000%


As long as they don't have the ugly square headlights and the wrong badge ;)



:lol:

racist :no:
Author:  dave91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Can I cut the top off of a high top so it's normal??
is it expensive to repair rust? I've got a few mates who are boilermakers, would they be able to fix this kind of thing, or is a specialised type of job?
Author:  Fatzook [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:12 am ]
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dave91 wrote:
is it expensive to repair rust? I've got a few mates who are boilermakers, would they be able to fix this kind of thing, or is a specialised type of job?


Easy as. Pics of rust? Where is the rust?
Author:  dave91 [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:21 am ]
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no pics yet but ill get some when i look at it. There's a little spot in the bottom corner of the door and one of the wells, and a spot in the drivers floor
Author:  Fatzook [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:24 am ]
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Doors are easy to replace ( $100 each) If you repair them they will still need paint.

Any floor rust can be repaired so laong as its not in all of the seams.
Author:  Scrawny [ Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:26 am ]
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shep wrote:
Scrawn wrote:
tanshi wrote:
Fatzook wrote:
Dave,

Just live with it. The hi-tops are quirky, but cool IMO. And they make it easier to get a couple 6' tall blonde supermodels in the back :wink:


or just soft top it :)


I seem to remember a certain high top to soft top conversion that went horribly wrong. Just keep it a high top if you buy it


was that the islandvitara jobbie


Yep :lol:
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