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SJ50 Highroof or Hightop whatever you call them question!
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Author:  Bab81c [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:04 am ]
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Not many people seem to have these on here? No good?
Author:  Fatzook [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:09 am ]
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They're fine. Same as any other sierra.

They were not manufactured and sold in high numbers, and thats why you don't see many.
Author:  shep [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:09 am ]
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ugly as fuck
Author:  Bab81c [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:12 am ]
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Look like a mini landrover disco
Author:  Fatzook [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:12 am ]
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Bab81c wrote:
Look like a mini landrover disco


Yeah except the sierra works. :roll:
Author:  Bab81c [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:13 am ]
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shep wrote:
ugly as fuck


Oh that must be why :lol:
Author:  steve [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:16 am ]
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I was going to say that they fall over easily, but that's probably no different to any other Sierra :lol:
Author:  Bab81c [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:20 am ]
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I was also wondering about the roof rack posibilities , probably have to mod one up,
could be more head room in the back if you did want anyone to come with you anywhere, or more space with seats out.

Functionally they dont seem to bad?
Author:  oozuk [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:20 am ]
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They are extra top heavy, I used to own a little yellow cool one until I flattened it.
Author:  Bab81c [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:27 am ]
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Author:  Fatzook [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:27 am ]
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oozuk wrote:
They are extra top heavy, I used to own a little yellow cool one until I flattened it.


I really don't understand why people say this. I owned one for about 12 months before the cancer killed it, and it was fine. There is maybe 10kg more metal in the roof so that would make sweet FA difference IMO.

The worst thing about high tops is that they are NT's. The could really benifit from WT diffs and spring spacings, same as any NT sierra.
Author:  Bab81c [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:32 am ]
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That ones for sale and was considering it. I like buying stupid shit for the sake of it.
Author:  Bab81c [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:33 am ]
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Author:  steve [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:33 am ]
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Looks pretty neat, be great for fitting heaps of camping gear in.
Author:  Scrawny [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:43 am ]
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Certainly is shiny! 8O I don't mind the look of them, something different
Author:  Bab81c [ Thu May 26, 2011 5:53 am ]
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I think it one of those like it or hate it shapes or one of those things that could grow on you. Like a missus really
Author:  mightymouse [ Thu May 26, 2011 7:26 am ]
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:crazy: apparently these were designed so that the yanks could wear their big hats whilst driving them :roll:
Author:  Fatzook [ Thu May 26, 2011 7:36 am ]
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mightymouse wrote:
:crazy: apparently these were designed so that the yanks could wear their big hats whilst driving them :roll:


Unlikely. Not sure the high tops were ever sold in the US. They had enough trouble keeping the soft tops upright.

It was a Japanese trend in the 80's. They even made hightop patrols (GQ).
Author:  Gwagensteve [ Thu May 26, 2011 7:47 am ]
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I DO think they are less stable. It is only a small amount of weight, but get it moving (like when bouncing or rocking from one rut to another) and it becomes is a fair amount of inertia in exactly the wrong spot.

AJSR's car is pretty stable, but it's also very wide and he seems to be able to drive lines at 20km/h that I'd roll on stationary :roll:

Steve.

PS Fatzook - they DID sell WT Hightops, but like LWB WT's, only in NSW, and I think only in 1988. I had an overlander magazine from 1988 where they test drove a WT hightop.

I have no idea how many were sold - it can't have been many.
Author:  Kermy87 [ Thu May 26, 2011 8:48 am ]
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They hi tops are a little unstable if u treat them Like a soft top, mine was absaloutly shocking stock as a rock with all Narrow track running gear she had some bad ass body roll, but with 6" of lift wide track diffs and extra stance of the f100 mags and 2" wheel spacers, and 32"s ,surprisingly is a hell of alot better to drive.
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As for visual, I saw kermy/grey full of cancer piece of shit out the wreckers ,, and thought who the fuck would drive that,?? but for $300, I saw potential, I still think they are ugly as fuck but I'm a tall Mofo who needs head room, so I luv em
Author:  bagnkat [ Thu May 26, 2011 8:59 am ]
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Bab81c wrote:
I was also wondering about the roof rack posibilities , probably have to mod one up,
could be more head room in the back if you did want anyone to come with you anywhere, or more space with seats out.

Functionally they dont seem to bad?


You can get roof racks for them, I saw some when I was buying roof racks for my coily
Author:  ajsr [ Thu May 26, 2011 9:07 am ]
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oozuk wrote:
They are extra top heavy, I used to own a little yellow cool one until I flattened it.


cant see how you work that out.
straighten the photo up below so the gate pickets are straight up and down, and I couldnt even come close to pushing that over with a mate helping. thats on 34's too
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Author:  sideways [ Thu May 26, 2011 10:14 am ]
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Fatzook wrote:
mightymouse wrote:
:crazy: apparently these were designed so that the yanks could wear their big hats whilst driving them :roll:


Unlikely. Not sure the high tops were ever sold in the US. They had enough trouble keeping the soft tops upright.

It was a Japanese trend in the 80's. They even made hightop patrols (GQ).


There's heaps of those GQ high roofs around here.

A mate of mine has a Subaru Leone high roof wagon. :gross:
Author:  taszook [ Thu May 26, 2011 10:39 am ]
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30kgs more than a tin top and 50kg more than a soft top. i assume thats all in the roof. i never liked them before but they are growing on me haha
Author:  steve [ Thu May 26, 2011 8:03 pm ]
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it'd only be a small strip of thin steel and glass difference? I reckon 10kg all up? (same as fatty said)

quick, someone cut it off and weight it.
Author:  ZookFan [ Fri May 27, 2011 8:53 am ]
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. i never liked them before but they are growing on me haha[/quote]


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