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metal hard top

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by jamesx2, Jun 17, 2007.

  1. jamesx2

    jamesx2 Member

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    The Hard top on my 68 looks almost to be perminately mounted to the body
    The windshield frame seems to be one piece with the top, its hard to tell where it comes apart
    There are bolts along the rear of the top where it meets the body but on the outside there are rivits, cant tell if they go into the body
    how much does the top weigh, looks to be a multi person job to lift it off
     
    jamesx2, Jun 17, 2007
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  2. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    The top should be screwed or bolted to the top of the windshield, along the front. The top can be picked up by 2 people, but at least 3 is much better.
     
    Glenn, Jun 17, 2007
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  3. bkd

    bkd Moderator Supreme Staff Member 2022 Sponsor

    6 phillips screws held mine to the WS, had to grind mine off.
    Apply some rust buster first, it may help
    Jim S.
     
    bkd, Jun 17, 2007
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  4. $ sink

    $ sink Gazillians of posts

    took mine off by myself, but wouldn't recommend it and wouldn't do it again.
     
    $ sink, Jun 17, 2007
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  5. Rmeak

    Rmeak 2 mile hi member

    I took mine off by myself, but I also took it apart. I removed the back, sides, doors and left the top attached to the windshield while resting on the roll bar. Removed the few screws from the windshield frame and tilted and slide it back and off. I wanted to take it apart so that it wold not take up too much space, also I am not too sure I will resue it.
     
    Rmeak, Jun 17, 2007
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  6. kaiser_willys

    kaiser_willys Well-Known Member

    wife and i removed and replaced my hard top,and she is a tiny woman, guessing i would say the top is around 150-200 lb range,slid top back as far as it would go without tippin over she got in the jeep and got the light end and i got in the center of the hatch and lifted the heavy end,if you got a good stought friend then one on eachside and its a snap
     
    kaiser_willys, Jun 17, 2007
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  7. jamesx2

    jamesx2 Member

    I dont think mine comes apart in sections
    side of Jeep
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    corner patched
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    is it one piece??
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    no latches
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    no hinges on the windshield frame
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    jamesx2, Jun 17, 2007
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  8. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

    CJ5's did not come with integral tops, only the bolt on variety, yours looks like a Meyers. It was added, it can be removed.

    I'd say someone's added the strip to either pretty it up or as a draft fix. Pull it off & you'll be in buisiness.

    No, but given th estrip on the sides that indicates whoever mounted it may have gone a little overboard on the joining but they *will* come apart

    Don't really need them with a hard top, looks from the photos that they added a strip of metal to the inside of the frame & bolted it to the dash, covering the mounting holes.

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    Yup, they're there, on early CJs the upper hinge fits up inside the frame, not on the outside.

    I'd say whoever put that top on really, really intended it to be permanent. I've been there myself, have a look here-

    http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka arrival.html

    Your top *will* come off, you may just have to work at it a bit more than most-

    H.
     
    Howard Eisenhauer, Jun 17, 2007
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  9. CJjunk

    CJjunk < Fulltime 4x4

    Seems to me that the best thing to do would be to just take it apart and make your repairs,add a dome light, paint and / or insulate it for next winter. I took my doors apart and did some anti-rattle work on them as well.
     
    CJjunk, Jun 17, 2007
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  10. 66cj5

    66cj5 Jeep with no name

    it looks like the corner patch is a rust repair.

    If you look at the bottum of the driver and pass side you should find the mounting bolts (they have a 7/16" head). there should be a bunch of them (6-9) per side.

    this is how I remove the top by myself:


    I have about 3-5 feet of rubber hose on the cutting edge of the bucket to prevent srcathes in what's left of the paint.
     
    Last edited: Feb 21, 2008
    66cj5, Jun 19, 2007
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