Mounting hard top...

[1badcj8]

Thought I would say hello and introduce myself in my first post along with my questions.

My Name is Dan I live in Colorado and have an 82 Scrambler on 42's...

I'm going back to a hard top and am wondering how some, any or all of you guys or gals mount your hard tops to the windshield frame? Pic's would be awesome.

Thank you all :-)...

Dan

 

[elwood blues]

Hi Dan, welcome to the site :ww:

I don't have any pics, but I only use 3 stainless steel sheet metal screws through the hardtop into the windshield frame. The hardtop itself is secured down using 4 truck camper shell clamps, I've never had any issues with the tops trying to come off driving down the road.

 

[1badcj8]

Yeah I'm not worried about it coming off driving down the road, I spend very little time on the road or street with it. When I first got my mine it had a full hard top on it and when driving off road it would flex and gap at the windshield frame, with 3 latches across the front. I'm going half cab and want to eliminate that flex.

Does any one use something other than just screws?

Thanks :-)...

 

[Cheepjeep85]

Mounting a hardtop..... given the physical properties of the top i would suggest doggy style

 

[1badcj8]

Mounting a hardtop..... given the physical properties of the top i would suggest doggy style

Is making an idiot out of yourself your normal MO or just this time???

What a Jackass, if this is what you get here I'll prolly not be around long!

 

[Cheepjeep85]

man it was a joke, you know humor. sorry i offended. some people you just can't do that with. sorry again. there is alot of helpful people here, including myself (atleast i try to be most of the time) but its also a place for people to be friendly, and have a little fun, not just strictly for Q&A how boring would that be? again it was joke, a little friendly joke meant to make you laugh.
sorry if i offended anybody else. there will be no more humor from me. strictly business.

 

[IOPort51]

what kind of latches were/are you using across the windshield ??
That sure sounds like a lot of flex in the body.
if you have that much movement I don't think you want it too secure, something will brake, more than likely the roof.

 

[1badcj8]

what kind of latches were/are you using across the windshield ??
That sure sounds like a lot of flex in the body.

It had 3 basic hook and pull back/down latches on there when I bought this rig in '99, of course even that windshield frame is long gone and I have ran a soft, bikini or no top at all since then.

I have always thought that part of the flex is because the full hard top on a Scrambler is so long that it prolly gave a little extra flex, with a half cab I'm sure some of that will be eliminated. I was just curious as to what some of you use...

Thank you :-).

 

[IOPort51]

Allegis Corporation

take a look at these from Allegis Corp. I had to really talk nice to them to sell them to me and I had to buy 4 of them in stainless steel. They are not cheep and you have to fab the hook they latch to.
I have a "Tank Top", an after market top made in the late 70's early 80's and this is as close as i have found to the original, which eventually gave it up. These are stout little clamps.

 

[1badcj8]

Those are fairly similar to what mine had on it with the original windshield frame, but they were not twisters.

That is for sure the kind of suggestion I was looking for though, thank you.

 

[pcb7472]

That is what I love about this forum. I am mounting my hard top right now, and this is exactly what I was looking for. BTW I work at a truck and trailer dealership, and we are a dealer for Allegis. I love when things are easy! Any cool ideas out there for the rear of the hard top, other than 8 nutserts and 8 bolts?

 

[Saint0416]

I love it CheepJeep!!! I had the same thoughts, but thought better of it!