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dave91

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:09 am

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:

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:12 am

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.

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:43 am

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.

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:13 am

What are you trying to achive?

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:17 am

A low top

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:08 am

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:

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:10 am

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

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:31 am

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.

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:35 am

Leave it high, otherwise you just have another hardtop or soft top. Modified hightops are rare, so you will have something a bit unique

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:36 am

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

dave91

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:43 am

This is the one i was thinking of
http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/ind ... pic=741960

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:48 am

the owner was on here for a while.

he bought my lockright to put in it.

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:54 am

I'd be a bit worried about a Sierra with 2 Million kms on the clock...

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:57 am

thats Mr_Ron's Hightop

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dave91

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:04 am

is it any good??

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:12 am

dave91 wrote:

is it any good??

has aircon Armsup

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:21 am

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?

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:23 am

hitops are the coolest model made by a 1000%

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:37 am

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

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:40 am

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.

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:43 am

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

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:45 am

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

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:59 am

i reckon this one looks pretty tank, but it needs a tfer case and some rust fixed though

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:07 am

I like it too! WT diff, transfer and some small rust repairs. Thats a nice short list

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:11 am

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

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dave91

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:11 am

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?

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:12 am

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?

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dave91

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:21 am

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

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:24 am

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.

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:26 am

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

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