1978 HJ 45 Troopy Questions (1 Viewer)

[D'Animal]

1980 HJ 47 Troopy Questions

I have been assisting a person on their 1980 HJ 45 Troopy that he recently acquired from Australia.

I have some questions regarding the roof.


What are the brackets inside?

 

[troopie]

Looks like a popup roof.
Do you have a picture of the top side?

 

[D'Animal]

It has a wide air ventilation system across the back of the roof.

 

[D'Animal]

It looks as though a double roof was installed. The fibreglass work is done extremely well. There are knotches moulded into the hardtop at the rear portion of the front doors.

 

[D'Animal]

The Rain Gutter has been filled in.

It looks like body filler (Bondo).

 

[Bear]

Dan,

That's an interesting air-ventilator.

Years ago Land Rover offered an optional dual roof on their tropical vehicles for ventilation and heat control.

The stock factory roof was given top hatches and a second additional metal roof suspended perhaps an inch above it.

Some of the locals referred to it as "African air-conditioning."

Or so I recall.

 

[D'Animal]

Bear

Thanks!

That is exactly what it is. The bolts along the sides allow the innner panel to be moved up or down. I guess This controls the amount of airflow coming out the vents. It looks like the entire inner roof can be removed.

 

[3_puppies]

Dan,

That's an interesting air-ventilator.

Years ago Land Rover offered an optional dual roof on their tropical vehicles for ventilation and heat control.

The stock factory roof was given top hatches and a second additional metal roof suspended perhaps an inch above it.

Some of the locals referred to it as "African air-conditioning."

Or so I recall.

That's what I was thinking also. Saw an older rover with it once.

 

[D'Animal]

A few pictures of the rest of the rig.

 

[D'Animal]

The little things that take a ton of time.

 

[D'Animal]

Rhyno lining always looks good. It makes installing the seats go way faster if you block the bolt holes before the Rhyno lining is applied.

 

[2manycruisers]

Looks great. I need to do the bedliner in mine...

 

[Chamba]

Looks great. I need to do the bedliner in mine...

I agree, David

It looks like this one has the same little notch cut into the wheel well for a fridge like your black troopy did. Was there a fridge in there once, Dan?

I'm guessing this rig was from up north somewhere like Darwin or Far North Queensland. Up there, keeping cool is crucial and having a double roof would really help with that. Do yo have any shots of it on the rig?

I wonder if it was once a pop top like David's and has been re-converted to a fixed-top...

Josh

 

[D'Animal]

The rear is knotched out. I built a bracket to secure the seat. The plan is to put a battery and an inverter there.

 

[2manycruisers]

I didn't notice the notch before. Yes, it looks like my Trakka conversion. I think it was riveted in place, IIRC. Lots of other holes for water tanks, sink drain, etc, too in mine.

 

[D'Animal]

The notched out section is riveted in.

This rig also auxilery fuel tanks as well as an onboard water tank.

 

[2manycruisers]

Sounds much like my trakka. Pity the pop-top was replaced (if it was).

 

[D'Animal]

I have no idea what the Pop Up roof is is suppose to look like. Do you have any picture of yours or any others?

 

[2manycruisers]

click on my garage to see mine up.
Trakka used to have a pic on their website, not sure if it's still there.

It's a sweet setup, it sleeps two up top and 2 kids across the front half of jump seats with the table spanning the gap. Mine had 2-burner stove, fridge, sink, and water tank under each fender. I removed one of the cabinets so the stove is no longer attached to the rig and I use an ARB fridge/freezer instead of the original 12/240V upright fridge. With the top up, standing room is about 5'9".