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New World Cabs?

scrambler228 said:
Hi I did as you said and I see what you mean on the t top idea,,, would take a lot to do it right,,,,,,now i think i have found a little different idea to give me the same thing without cutting up my half hard top,,,,,,,, your fiberglass corner units that are molded for the scrambler and the hardware to make a flip top ,,,,, then just a plastic type rear window that can also be rolled up will give me the open feel and look when it is nice out and then still be able to closed up the cab area to help keep a lot of the rain out,,,,, i also allready have one of the besttop covers that if it was going to get real bad weather could be put over the whole area to protect it even more..........now would you be willing to mold me a set of the corners,,,,,, nothing fancey,,, just something that i can use so my full doors and the half steel doors with the matching soft tops will fit against,,,, found what i saw on the photos of your unit coming around the back,,, these would work great and give me anough area to make a snap on or quick release system to hold on the roll down rear panel window,,,, what do you think of this idea,,,,,,, i can get you any sizes and info from my scrambler if you would need it to make these for me and of course i am open from you for any changes to this idea,,,,, take a look at the photos to show my idea on this thank again
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One of the concepts I came up when I started designing the roll-up side panels for the Safari Cab full top was a soft rear panel for the half cab. During the cold weather the half cab could be configured with a hard rear panel and glass sliding window, but for the warm weather a soft panel could be swapped for the hard panel. It would look something like this:

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The soft panel could be rolled up when you wanted open air, and rolled down for bar weather.

I haven't finalized the design for the half cab soft panel yet, but my goal was to make use of the identical piece as used on the full cab. At this point I don't have any plans to build this version, it's just a concept, but when I get the roll-up side curtains made for the full length hardtop I may play with this idea again.

One of the photos you linked to was my Retro Wrangler with the half cab sunrider top, and you also linked to a photo of the Bestop Sunrider for the CJ-7. Maybe that's the best course for you - get yourself a Bestop CJ-7 Sunrider and modify it to be a half cab like I did. Sounds like it's just what you're looking for.

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Jeff
 
scrambler flip top idea

yes really getting down to what i am wanting to do now,,,,,,,,, not in great hurry so your idea plan on the rear removeable panel and then roll up would be great making the whole cab just that much better,,,,,,,,,still think your hard corner units then with the hard removeable section would really work,,,,,, so please keep me in mine when you get around to making one,,,,,,, how much trouble did you have on the flip top hardware ,,,,, what did you hook to i mean remember on my scrambler i dont have factory bars so i am sure i will have a lot of changes and that is another reason i was thinking on your fiberglass corner units maybe they would help hold the flip top along with what ever metal bars attach with them to hold the flip top,,,,,,think about a price when you would have time to make them for me,,,,,,, i really am not worried about making some parts/pcs to make all this work thanks again
 
jscherb said:
Well it's up to "the company" as to whether or not there will be a Scrambler version of the Safari Cab. I would guess that if they hear enough demand for a Scrambler version, then they might produce them. The tops are designed to work in both full- and half-cab versions on the Scrambler, so it's mostly a matter of demand.
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I demand!
 
DC CJ8 said:
Twin tailgates....very clever and very practical.
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Thanks - it will make carrying 16' 2-by's workable in a 7 1/2' trailer - about 4' can hang out the front gate over the trailer tongue, 7 1/2' in the bed and only 5' hanging out the back.

Also in the camper configuration, the front can be the entry door, and the back can be the slide-out kitchen (or the other way around, haven't made a final decision on that yet):

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Here are some photos of the mostly completely assembled trailer.

Today I'll be replacing the front jack/wheel with one that won't interfere with the front gate or the rear door of the Jeep.

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And a couple of photos showing the interior, it's pretty roomy:

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It's pretty much down to the details now. The biggest things on the list:

- I've got to make some braces for the tailgate jambs. I've left the stubs of the LJ inner fenders in the tub temporarily so I can reference the dimensions when I make the braces - I want the braces to support the hinges and striker for swinging barn doors in the camper configuration.

- I've got a few random holes here and there in the tub to patch (like the YJ fuel filler hole)

- I've got to make tub mounts in the center of the frame

- Wiring

- and a few other details, but all pretty small tasks.

And paint of course. The hardest part of this whole project will be deciding which color to paint it :(
 
Jeff, that is slick! The camper idea is awesome!
 
which Jeep will you be towing it mostly behind? LJ or Retro? I would paint it black. would look funny towing a red trailer behind the Black LJ.

looks awesome!!! although I would have had a one piece floor pan made so the ribs would be the same.
 
Bad Karma said:
which Jeep will you be towing it mostly behind? LJ or Retro? I would paint it black. would look funny towing a red trailer behind the Black LJ.
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I really don't know which Jeep would most often tow it, that's part of the reason I'm having trouble deciding what color to paint it.

Bad Karma said:
looks awesome!!! although I would have had a one piece floor pan made so the ribs would be the same.
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When it's all done, that won't matter. The inside will be done in black bedliner, but after the bedliner goes on I'll add 2 1/2" wide strips of composite plastic decking material (Something like "Trex" fake deck wood) in between the ribs, so they won't really stand out anymore, what you'll really see is the "wood" strips.

And in the camper configuration there would be carpet over that.

I'm calling this project "Trailer Trash", since I'm making a trailer out of mostly the "trash" left over from the Retro and Gaucho projects... making a completely new floorpan isn't in keeping with "recycling" theme of this project... :)
 
There was a guy on another forum (looked for but couldn't find), who did a jeep body trailer. He made use of the fuel door for a filler to a 20 gallon fuel tank. When extra fuel was needed, he used a pump to get fuel to his jeep.
 
jscherb said:
I'm calling this project "Trailer Trash", since I'm making a trailer out of mostly the "trash" left over from the Retro and Gaucho projects... making a completely new floorpan isn't in keeping with "recycling" theme of this project... :)
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makes sense! you should have a "trailer trash" thread. no need to clutter up your world cab thread!!!
 
Bad Karma said:
makes sense! you should have a "trailer trash" thread. no need to clutter up your world cab thread!!!
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Nah, don't want to do a thread, then you guys would expect regular updates! :)

A few photos of the trailer posed with its two vehicles...

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Just my opinion but if it is going to have the "camper shell" on it most of the time and be used that way I would paint it black to match the Safari, however, if it is going to be used as a utility trailer most of the time without the shell I would paint it red to match the Retro. That is just my thoughts after seeing the photos of it behind the two Jeeps.
 
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