Hard top off, cold ride?

[Spud]

So I am planning to bring the 40 hard top to a trade school about 30miles from me. They will be restoring the top over the next couple of months.

Dont have a better way to get it there other than on the 40, so I plan to pull it off and give it to em', then drive home via the highway, without top!

Yikes, am I going to freeze? I do have an Elmer Fudd hat with real rabbit fur, so I should be OK right?

 

[JJS]

Bundle up...

 

[40Flipper]

I lived in CO and my first cruiser was a 69 FJ40 that had no top. I drove to work 3 miles everyday and froze my azz off. Bundle up is an understatement.

What about renting a truck from Enterprise or home depot or something for a day? Paying a $50 rental to have your top restored is a bargain!

 

[Spud]

I think I am going to suck it up and drive it home, approx 30 miles. Cant be too bad right? I think they are calling for like 35/40deg.

 

[landtank]

I think I am going to suck it up and drive it home, approx 30 miles. Cant be too bad right? I think they are calling for like 35/40deg.

35*f with wind chill is 17*f and frostbite happens in 10 minutes

the good news is speeds above 40 mph have no additional effect on wind chill so speed your ass off.

 

[splitshot]

Yup, it's cold, but here it's a dry cold

I've been thinking about going to the Honda dealer and getting one of those suits that plugs into a cigarete lighter.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Ah memories.........................do it, bundle up in a one piece. Your coldest spot will be your left knee...............land cruiser knee.

 

[Spud]

Thanks, I'll let you all know how it is.

 

[hydrogeo]

Shouldn't be too bad. A few years ago I snowmobiled for a couple of days between -30F -40F (hate to think of what the wind chill was at 80 mph) and only got a little frostbite

 

[Spud]

Wow, I was worked up over notyhin. It was not bad at all. I hardly needed the extra coat and did not even wear my crazy hat.

Dropped off the hard top and need to finish a bunch of stuff on the 40 before returning for the hardtop and new paint.

Driving it home without the extra weight, I could do 5-10mph faster with the same amount of pedal. Maybe the aerodynamics are better too????