phatdaddy wants to be toopless

[phatdaddy]

Sorry about the crude pic but it gives u the idea.I have a scout top(all metal)and once I put a tail gate and bed sides.I just want some feedback from as many people to help me decide..thanks guys

 

[sobriety?]

i'd leave the roof over the driver and passenger seats then hack the rest off and use the scout top. just my .02

 

[dangerrangerstx]

do a roll cage thats what im going to do hrew tube is like 35 a length and a chitty harbor frienght pump jack bender is 50 just gusset it good

 

[phatdaddy]

I am going to do a full roll cage and the big decision is do I
1.Leave the top alone
2.Cut half off
3.cut it all off

 

[Chevelle Kid]

LEAVE IT!

(I dislike most chops)

Ben

 

[short bus]

If your going to do it do it all if not its just a short ranger. It would be one of a kind.

 

[kolton]

i say chop the back off. when people cage "scouts" it always looks completley stupid cuz they just make a box, might as well keep the top and make an internal cage (just my 2cents)

unless you are gonna do a cage like this and put a canvas top over the driver.

(not my pics)

then it has a possibility of being cool.

either way, goodluck man, i hope it turns out how you like it.
kolton

 

[kolton]

this may help some, looks ok before he caged it, in my oppinion
http://broncoii.org/techpages/chopncage/index.html
kolton

 

[phatdaddy]

this may help some, looks ok before he caged it, in my oppinion
http://broncoii.org/techpages/chopncage/index.html
kolton

I feel the same way about the cage it takes away from the look if you do the whole truck so if I do it i'll only chage the front half and run two bars down the back

 

[phatdaddy]

another pic to peep at(stolen from ranger dave)

 

[kolton]

i like... thats kinda how i plan to do mine in the future, but i am going to keep and reinforce the top and weld some angle iron to the bottom and but bolt holes in so i can take the top on or off as i please. but ill use ranger bedrails.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

 

[BlackBII]

Looks like he may have cut down a full size top on this one....wish i had a pic with the top on

 

[phatdaddy]

I gutted my BII tonight and I will be cutting the top tomorrow and setting up the cage.I am going to back half the BII for now and see if I like it if not it will all come off later. thank you for all of your opinions .

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

If you haven't cut yet, my suggestion for trimming the roof is to mark out a straight line right along the support bracket behind the seats an cut using a circular saw with a metal cutting blade, it's about the best way to get a fairly straight cut that I know of.

You'll also find that the roof braces are not attached to the roof. I'd weld or rivit them to the roof piece, it does make a significant difference in stiffening things up, or at least it did in mine.