Commando Pickup Panels

What panels are specific to a pickup model? Are they a simple bolt in to any jeepster or does the pickup body have specific predrilled holes to accept them? Does anyone have pictures available of the assebly?

It looks like the pickup has a bulkhead and obvoiusly a cap, but are there other panels as well?

Are these panels and top hard to find?

I'm toying with the idea to convert my wagon.

 

Just the bulkhead and top are specific. No pre-drilled holes, the bulkhead attaches to the body with sheetmetal screws. While not that common since there weren't that many built they are around, expect to pay upwards of $500 or more. You can probably expect to do some sheet metal repair too, especially on the bottom of the bulkhead as they tend to rot there because that's where all the crap accumulates.
Not a great picture of my 73 but it'll give you an idea. I don't have the one for my 71 mounted yet but I do have the bottom edge repaired.

 

What year did Jeepsters have the angle and rib on the wheel well? My 67 is just the right angle flat to the well diameter. Are the tops and bulkheads going for $500 as a set or separate? Guess you can't use one without the other? Right?

Great album of your 73. Curious what you had to modify for the over size to prevent the tires from rubbing? I'm considering keeping stock tires, but my rear quarter panels are already trimmed about an inch. Should I take a leap to get them back to original? Or run with what i have and ahve to option to go with larger tires later?

 

The angled wheel wells started in 72 except for Half Cabs which used the straight Jeepster style.
Generally $500 get's you the top and the bulkhead. Good idea to watch you local buy and sell papers as well as Craigslist, eBay, might be able to pick up a whole Jeepster for the price of a top.
I had no problem with the rear tires, the fronts rubbed on the front of the fender which is pretty common with 72/73. Never trimmed the front because I haven't got back to doing anything with that particular Jeep. It's in North Carolina and I haven't been able to get back down to pick it up. I seem to recall those are 30/9.50 tires. If you're long range plan is to do a lot of off roading or if you can live with the look, I'd probably leave the rear the way they are. It is a bit of a job to put the wheel openings back to original.

 

I'm not planning to do much off roading, my goal is to make a semi daily driver out of it and keep it stock. I like to do a nice job with the body, but I don't want to cry when some one (including a family member, maybe even me) inevitably puts a door ding in it! I wouldn't mind throwing mud with it once in a while either.

Thanks again!