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1983 frame off refresh - finally

Looks Great! I love the silver and black. Congratulations on getting it back on the road!

Did you find a set of original wheels?

I bought those 15' x 7" OEM's from a forum member here 3 years ago. Gave $300 for them and there's a set on CL locally for like $800
 
Well after calling customer support, A.K.A. Randyzzz, the full soft top is on. He suggested that the top be a warm, 90* or so and it'd fit like a glove. Here are a few pictures of the process and the finished product.

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This is not how it goes.......
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After a call to Randyzzz and we're goo to go! Great dude!

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So much more room that the 1/2 cab. I'm a short 6'-3" and that dang thing was claustrophobic. Much more room in the full top. Mounting rear F&T seat tonight for the dwarfs and installing their seat belts when the brown truck brings them. Hopefully in time to pick them up from school.
 
Wow, that turned out great!:thumbsup:

I keep going back and forth as to what I want to do with my top. I really dig the pickup look... but I, too, am long-legged, and just a little bit more room would make me a lot more comfortable!

I'll be watching Kim Dawson's "extended cab" build pretty closely, when it comes time to build the cab!
 
As for the back seat, are you using the original location, or are you going to set it back a bit?
 
Thx for the compliments. Roscoe1974 was nice enough to text me the locations of the factory captured nuts for mounting the back seat. Since I replaced my bed floor with one from Classic Enterprises there are no provisions for rear seat. I plan to locate it approximately where factory location was.
 
FYI-FYI the Classic Enterprise's bed floor DOES have 3 captured nuts for seat belt anchorage. I used these and set the F&T seat where I thought it should go and fastened her in. THE KIDS LOVE IT! I picked them up from school today and they both said to take the long way home, WIN for Dad! I was also requested to drop them off in the morning, 2 for 2! Here are the install pictures. Also think I'm going to dye my vinyl seats for now. LMS Seats has leather manual bucket seats for $300 a pair, that's about what the Bestop cheap seats are...........

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Rear captured nut
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Front F&T seat bracket thru bolt with oversized washed
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more to come. putting some pieces up on the for sale thread
 
Ah, you removed the bulkhead... that's what was on my mind when I asked about seat placement.

Looks great! :thumbsup:
 
That looks fantastic! The Kayline has much better lines than the Bestop.
 
Yes! I'm not the only one to put my scrambler to work right after getting it together! :bacon: A couple days after I got mine on the road for the first time I loaded up the bed with gardening supplies. It is a truck after all
 
Too soon!! But, yes I use mine for projects as well. Of course, my paint job isn't nearly so nice.
 
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