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Homemade fast-back hardtop!!

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Old May 15, 2013 | 09:11 AM
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Default Homemade fast-back hardtop!!
I was hit by a snow plow over the winter, Lr window and Lr pillar is smashed out. Gonna have to fix it and replace the window.

So I was thinking to just cut it down like a fastback (wild boar) and using fiberglass seal it back up!!

Any thoughts??
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Old May 15, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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I would love to see it done and a write up!
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Old May 15, 2013 | 09:42 AM
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Cut the hard top and do a custom soft top.
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Old May 15, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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take the insurance money and buy a new top....or take the chance of having a hillbilly looking top
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Old May 15, 2013 | 09:58 AM
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Or take the insurance money and give me the top.
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Old May 15, 2013 | 12:55 PM
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That will be a tough repair unless whoever fixes it is very proficient in fiberglass work..
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Old May 15, 2013 | 02:24 PM
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I think I could do it fairly easily. Would use my soft top NX for reference.
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Originally Posted by Ruby Tuesday
take the insurance money and buy a new top....or take the chance of having a hillbilly looking top
one thing i always disliked about jk owners is how they think diy work will always go wrong and they'd rather buy something then try to create it
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A college friend of mine rolled his Grand Cherokee off roading and ended up chopping the back section off and had a custom soft top made for it like the old amigo. It was awesome. I say go for it.
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Originally Posted by Drix
I was hit by a snow plow over the winter, Lr window and Lr pillar is smashed out. Gonna have to fix it and replace the window. So I was thinking to just cut it down like a fastback (wild boar) and using fiberglass seal it back up!! Any thoughts??
Try it out or you'll never know. Did you get insurance to cut a check for a new top?
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