1979 CJ 7 Hard Top
1979 CJ 7 Hard Top
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grunt
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....It is a AJ fiberglass body...
....It is a AJ fiberglass body...
Old Dog
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- 83 CJ7 350 tbi, TH350, D300 twin sticked & clocked, narrowed Chief D44 Eaton Elocker & Moser shafts, Explorer 8.8 Detroit locker, 410's, RE 4.5" spring lift 1" body lift, 35" Claws, cage tied to frame, Corbeau baja seats, HD tie rod and draglink, u-bolts flipped, custom skid plate and sliders, Warn 9.5ti winch with Amsteel synthetic line
Sorry no help here. I also have an AJ's body and gave up on tring to mount my hard top and just got a super top.
Donald Smith
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well I too am facing that delima, I plan to fabricate metal clips that will bolt onto the tub verticaly, then turn 90 degrees to the inside of the tub. same for the hard top. then when you put the top on all you have to do is run a bolt through the corisponding L brackets, and tighten with a lock washer. of course weather strip goes in between. only reason going through the trouble is I dont like soft tops.
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Hmm I do not understand....it sounds like there is no underside to the rails that the top sits on? so the sides are boxed?
CJim7
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kickitandholdit
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that blows.. guess its time for one of yal to run to lows and make something work and show pics to the others
cjbilly
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- 1984 CJ 7 with rebuilt AMC 360/ 2 bbl. with Turbo 400 and Dana 20 transfer case (twin sticked). Dual red-top Optima's. Lokar shifter with rebuilt/modified tranny. Dual Flowmasters out the back.
1985 Dana 30 and 1986 CJ Dana 44 with 3.73's. Steering box brace. Central axle, tranny and transfer case breather box. Detroit locker (rear) and ARB (front). 35x 12.50-15 MT/R's on 15 x10 ION alum. simulated beadlocks.
I have a 4WDH fiberglass tub. We ended up installing alum. 5/16" flush mounted nutserts/rivet nuts into the top of railing.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#nut-certs/=aaeydz
The rivet nut expands on the other end in the fiberglass cavity and locks in place.
As for pictures, I put my jeep up for the winter about 40 miles from home. If you need pictures, I might be able to run up there some day and snap some.
Hope this helps.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#nut-certs/=aaeydz
The rivet nut expands on the other end in the fiberglass cavity and locks in place.
As for pictures, I put my jeep up for the winter about 40 miles from home. If you need pictures, I might be able to run up there some day and snap some.
Hope this helps.
grunt
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Look forward to some pics....
Glass84CJ
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Nutserts would work great. Since most of the load (Lift) is on the front edge, and that part is screwed to the windshield frame, the rest of the top is just shear load, meaning that it's not an upward pull but more of a slide. I just ut a soft top track on my CJ and used 5/16"x1" lag bolts. It's solid as solid can be. I wouldn't want to take it on and off a lot, but down here, I'll never need a hard top so the track will never get taken off.
I did see a fiberglass body where the guy took a Dremmel tool and cut a slot just under the lip of the edge of the outer body where the two panels meet. Then slide the flat nuts, that came with the hard top, in place.
I did see a fiberglass body where the guy took a Dremmel tool and cut a slot just under the lip of the edge of the outer body where the two panels meet. Then slide the flat nuts, that came with the hard top, in place.
cjbilly
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- 1984 CJ 7 with rebuilt AMC 360/ 2 bbl. with Turbo 400 and Dana 20 transfer case (twin sticked). Dual red-top Optima's. Lokar shifter with rebuilt/modified tranny. Dual Flowmasters out the back.
1985 Dana 30 and 1986 CJ Dana 44 with 3.73's. Steering box brace. Central axle, tranny and transfer case breather box. Detroit locker (rear) and ARB (front). 35x 12.50-15 MT/R's on 15 x10 ION alum. simulated beadlocks.
Here they are. It appears I used 1/4" inserts instead of 5/16"- can't remember. I know the top isn't going anywhere.
Nice, clean installation.
Flatwasher were a must.
Here is a picture looking down on top rail.
Good luck. Hope this helps.
grunt
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Thanks cjbilly...