Hard top to 1983 RHD FJ45 troopy

[dmacmd]

Location

United States

Does anyone have any good links or references for a reproduction fiberglass lid for a 1983 right hand drive troopie. The PO cut into the original top and converted it into a camper and the whole thing needs to be replaced

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

how bout pics of the camper! That'd be cool.. Sometimes Gozzard or SOR have the fiberglass caps but haven't seen any in a while that are available.

 

[CRZR45]

I have one for you but shipping would probably kill the deal! I am on the Central Coast Ca. Jason PM me if interested.

 

[3_puppies]

how about using 2- 40 series tops? have a fiberglass guy blend the 2 together at the correct length

 

[dmacmd]

Thank you for the comments... I posted some pics above to show how it was cut all around. My other option is to try and have a local fiberglass guy repair it. The little bolts that hold it on are all rusted off so when it comes off that will be an issue to repair as well

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

easiest to just break the bolts, drill them with a left handed drillbit if possible if not then a nutzert to fix.

 

[Aussie 25]

Troopie Roof

Nice looking old girl. The rust in the driprail has always been a problem. There is a fiber glass repairer in town who has a mould to make the driprail out of fiberglass. A roof should.t be to hard to find. Fraight would be the killer from Queensland.Pm me if you need more info. Cheers .

 

[boulder76]

Hard Top

Do you have any pics of the inside of the top. I would be interested in swapping you my top for yours.

 

[ColoradoCarlisle]

Too bad this didn't continue

 

[2manycruisers]

The PO didn't do that, Trakka did. The external latches look like a PO mod. What is the problem with the top--the fiberglass or the metal drip rail? I had a Trakka like that (see it in the 45 series classifieds) and the PO cut up a good top to replace the drip rail. I had to drill all the rivets, fiberglass it properly, fix the metal and reassemble. It was quite a bit of work for never having done fiberglass, but it was certainly doable.

If you just don't want the camper, I bet another troopy owner in the states would be happy to trade you his top for yours.

BTW, how's the rig? A neighbor to the south (in Albuquerque) beat me to that one and imported it. Seems it's been sold a number of times since then (2008, I think). The last owner in AU was a kiwi and a panel beater. He did the body and paint himself, which looks like it's holding up fairly well.