transporting a hardtop

[SizzleChest]

i've never been up close and personal with an fj40 hardtop so that's why i ask here - do you think it's possible to get a hardtop and 4 doors into my 92 toyota pickup and make the 2 hour drive back or should i go rent a trailer and have my little 4cyl lug it both ways?

 

[beanz2]

If it is taken apart for sure. If it is still together, dunno. You will be able to fit it sideways for sure but the top would stick out the side a bit. Whatever you do, tie it down really well, the large top will try to fly off at freeway speed!

Dave

 

[SizzleChest]

ya, it's not going to be taken apart.

 

[Flipped]

I think you might be able to get away with just your truck. Of course the safest way to do it is probably to get that trailer. But yea like Dave said, better tie that s*** down tight.



Mike

 

[burnt03]

Why not take the Cruiser down and put it on top where you buy it?

I recall an old post of yours that you were looking for info on how they attach, did you ever get that figured? If not, I can go take some pics of mine

 

[nuclearlemon]

if not taken apart, you could damage parts of it as they try to fold inward. i'd suggest taking it apart, put all the steel pieces in the bed and use the fiberglass like a tonneau

 

[Chase77]

Personally Id drive the cruiser to it but im biased since my s*** has been torn apart for so long. But taking it all apart assuming the bolts arent rusted wont take long at all. Good luck.

 

[Rock_Hugger]

I would rent a trailer and haul it that way. If you have no other reason to take it apart then I would not. I don't think it will fit in the back of of a small toy pick up. I put one in the back of my Ford Super Duty and it was pretty full.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Rent a little utility trailer, you won't even know it's back there. It won't fit inside the bed of the mini -not well - and you might end up breaking something. I've moved many, usually on a snowmobile trailer.

Load it on the trailer bottom down and backwards (so you're not pulling a parachute). Look at Rock Huggers pic, just flip it over. You'll need blocks or rimless tires to get it up off the deck so the posts aren't digging in. Pick up a set of 1" ratcheting straps to hold the bugger down. One strap near the back and one right over the door posts. Make sure the doors are strapped down also (nothing worse than one of your doors passing you on the highway).

I wouldn't take it apart unless you intended to do so anyhow. Even if it looks good from the outside, you'll be chasing rust and it'll turn into another restoration project.

 

[skyshark186]

The guy who just brough me mine bolted 3 long 2x4s onto the bed of a small utility trailer. Then he bolted the top to it in the manor described above and hauled the doors in the back of his truck. Dont forget to tape some sort of insulation over the rear windows so you dont shatter them with debris from the truck and take some small blankets/material allong to put between the doors so you dont scratch/shatter the glass. Happy haulin.