making your own soft top.. because lets be honest.. you've built everything else (2 Viewers)

[antFJ]

Some details... Zipper covers so there is no rattle...

 

[antFJ]

Hmm try the pictures again..

 

[cjgoode]

Well done, looks great.

 

[o Tee o]

Well done, looks great.

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[SouthBostonFJ40]

Looks great Anthony. That'll fade and you'll never know the difference.

 

[Mopdog]

Very nice. That turned out amazing. How many yards of fabric did you end up using? Was the Top Gun fabric you used 60" wide?

 

[thetoyotaman]

Can you teach me how to do this? Great work!

 

[apeterson]

nice job man!!

 

[Pierps]

Really impressive!

 

[DSRTRDR]

 

[Diskord]

Very nice, looks great.

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[RLMS]

I just came across this thread and I must say! Well done!! Looks like your having a great time!

We have been working on building our first custom paki top bow set, and having a good old time with it!!



Justin

 

[Hogan]

Great job, nice work

 

[JohnnyC]

i'll trade you a pair of fiberglass fenders for it

 

[antFJ]

Thanks guys! I'm going to try to make the A-type soft top next probably only be a 5 window top though... man I hate doing the windows. The SOR soft top and many modern convertibles I see have the windows melted to the actual fabric for a lack of better description. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? This would make installing windows much easier.

i'll trade you a pair of fiberglass fenders for it

hah! they look much better on your truck then they did here...

 

[antFJ]

Very nice. That turned out amazing. How many yards of fabric did you end up using? Was the Top Gun fabric you used 60" wide?

you have to make sure you get all one piece of fabric because you'll need two lengths of 80" about 35" wide. Since the Top Gun was 60" wide that requires almost 4.5 yards just for the top piece.

my problem was they ran out of the roll and I thought I would be alright.

To be safe I would say 5.5-6 yards of fabric. But you will have extra

 

[JohnnyC]

I see have the windows melted to the actual fabric for a lack of better description. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? This would make installing windows much easier.
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Dielectric heat sealed ... Also called fusion welded or just welded

Machines are expensive usually a die at the size of the window is used for mass production... Smaller roller machines are available however... One slip... You can't just unstitch and fix... It's permanent

 

[antFJ]

Sweet! I wonder if this one would work... I think the top gun would probably work and most vinyls but definitely not on canvas

Is it worth the 130 bucks to try it out?? That's the question
http://www.HeatSealers.com/pc-4055-1385-constant-heat-roller-sealer.aspx

 

[JohnnyC]

Not on canvas ... If... It's coated with a petroleum based product...

The other thought you want to remember is that ... IF... You damage a window ( hole crack or rip ) you can easily unstitch and restitch in a new window... Can't do that with a window weld... You would be able to stitch around and have a window that's stiched in over... But ... Would not match the rest on style and would need to be a bit larger to adhear to the vinyl/canvas

You can't simply weld on top of the old welding AFAIK ... But you could cut out at the weld and weld in a new larger window.

Kinda make sence?

It does have its advantages... But disadvantages as well

 

[antFJ]

yeah - makes sense - definitely a project for another day