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At the end of February I’m heading back down to Sand Hollow for a bit of training and wheeling. I’ve gotten pretty lucky weather wise on wheeling trips and i don’t know how long that’ll last. About 5-6 years ago I bought a Bestop soft top off someone in Boise. Then I threw it in storage until I needed it. Then I never wanted to spend a nice warm day putting the top on- I mean who wastes a nice day putting a soft top on, when you could be out enjoying your cruiser... Add to this that I don’t drive it during the winter for fear of corrosion.
So I cranked the heat up help the top get malleable and set about installing the bows. AND finding the bits and pieces scattered around the garage. Couldn’t find the windshield bracket for the door frame. Made some.
Couldn’t find the connectors for the bows. Made some. While digging in the scrap bin, I found the connectors. While getting the top out I found the windshield brackets (& a mouse nest). That’s how long term storage goes I guess. I added some bicycle inner tube under the brackets to protect the paint. The HiLift and brackets came off the back of the cage. The homemade mirror bracket came off the drivers hinge- probably going to spring for the oem mirror arms now. The struggle is real.
Anyway, it’s on. It fits pretty good. Stretching it was fun, hopefully, I don’t have to do it again soon. Maybe I’ll install a heater. Hahahahahahaha
This did get me to do some panel adjustment. The panels were pretty far out of alignment from trail riding. They are better now. Not show quality, but I did get rid of the overbite in the hood. While I was tightening bib fender bolts, I noticed this-
Having the steering box firmly attached to the frame is probably important. It’s Remedied. I ran out of time to do a thorough torque check on the rest of the truck. Tomorrow…
So I cranked the heat up help the top get malleable and set about installing the bows. AND finding the bits and pieces scattered around the garage. Couldn’t find the windshield bracket for the door frame. Made some.
Anyway, it’s on. It fits pretty good. Stretching it was fun, hopefully, I don’t have to do it again soon. Maybe I’ll install a heater. Hahahahahahaha
This did get me to do some panel adjustment. The panels were pretty far out of alignment from trail riding. They are better now. Not show quality, but I did get rid of the overbite in the hood. While I was tightening bib fender bolts, I noticed this-
Having the steering box firmly attached to the frame is probably important. It’s Remedied. I ran out of time to do a thorough torque check on the rest of the truck. Tomorrow…