07-13-2006, 02:56 AM
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forum idiot
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there is a hole in my roof?
well as most of you know i have a 4 door blazer...and that means that there is a whole lot of space in the top for a large sliding rag top...so what did i do...i ordered the 40x80 unit from street beat...
here are some pics...me and rich (1/4milecrazy) got tired and stopped but the hardest parts are done... started with a nice stock roof...  and we taped it up to draw our lines....and made a cardboard cut out...  and some words or encouragement from my buddy jason...  roof all traced out and ready for cutting!  oh here i come with the drill to start things off...  oh shit...no going back now...  cutting...  after all the fun cutting...we had to peel off the roof...  now the skin is off and all that is left is the braces...  my buddy Mr. Sawzall took care of that for me...  now we are test fitting the track in place...  for all the haters...  and that's it for now...we were tired so we will continue this tomorrow.....stay tuned in to see how it comes out... Last edited by orangesonoma : 06-30-2007 at 11:26 PM. |
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07-13-2006, 03:00 AM
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Same Poop,Different Scoop
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
holy shit. freaking sweet, cant wait for the finished pics
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07-13-2006, 03:03 AM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
sweeeeeeet.
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07-13-2006, 03:08 AM
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It's a Blue thing...
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Looks good..
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07-13-2006, 03:11 AM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
thanks guys...i would like to point out that this is our first time doing anything this big...besides electrical...to a car/truck...so i think we did a good job...
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07-13-2006, 03:14 AM
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It's a Blue thing...
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Shit like this takes balls. Once you start theres no goin back.
Reminds me of the day I started my blo-thru. Good times.  |
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07-13-2006, 03:17 AM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
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07-13-2006, 03:24 AM
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"i got that slap"
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Bitch Is Going To Be Bad
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07-13-2006, 06:15 AM
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BMX JUNKIE
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
only thing you gotta worry about now is all that flex without the braces or anything
looks good though, got more cajones than me.. lol |
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07-13-2006, 10:31 AM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
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07-13-2006, 10:34 AM
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Honest Abe's Fab Shoppe
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
hell yeah! I want one like whoa!
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07-13-2006, 10:35 AM
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BMX JUNKIE
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
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07-13-2006, 10:35 AM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
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07-13-2006, 10:39 AM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Thats gona look badass when its all done man.... but if it were me, id run a piece of box tubing down each side of the roof there to tie all the braces together to support.
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07-13-2006, 10:47 AM
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JJ's Automotive
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
damn thats a big hole LOL...but looks BAD ASS none the less tho...can't wait to see it finished, looks great brian
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07-13-2006, 11:02 AM
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PUNISHING GROUNDS
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Damn, thats gunna be badass. Looks great so far! Cant wait to see more on this. Keep it up!
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07-13-2006, 11:27 AM
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sold the dime :(
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
awsome.. justawsome. ur insane.. lol
when the title said theres a hole in my roof i though maybe u was shaving a roof rack or something dumb...lol how much that cost ya? kinda like a tonneau cover lol.. |
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07-13-2006, 11:33 AM
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Polishing Guru
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Looks good, but I would be scared of all the flex from the braces being cut out.
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07-13-2006, 11:37 AM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
one thing i am going to do is wear my seatbelt at all times....lol |
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07-13-2006, 11:49 AM
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Honest Abe's Fab Shoppe
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
well... finished pics?!
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07-13-2006, 11:50 AM
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07-13-2006, 11:53 AM
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Honest Abe's Fab Shoppe
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07-13-2006, 11:59 AM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
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07-13-2006, 12:01 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
yeah no sh it hurry up.. its not like its hard to install or anything. Cut everything out with the butterknife, slap some silly putty on there to seal it up, and super glue the damn thing down.
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07-13-2006, 12:02 PM
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Resident Hardhead
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
might wanna go buy some sunscreen lol
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07-13-2006, 12:21 PM
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Kanye Herman
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
I've done a few of these in vw's before. It's always fun. Looks good so far cant wait to see it done.
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07-13-2006, 12:38 PM
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forum idiot
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07-13-2006, 01:51 PM
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slowly, but surely.
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
bitch, YOUR headlights are in wrong.
j/k...payback foo...nah thats pretty crazy, you are braver than i...haha... can't wait to see the outcome. |
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07-13-2006, 01:55 PM
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The Laser Guy
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Holy big hole.... That thing is going to be awesome cruising now. So sweet!
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07-13-2006, 02:53 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
ragtop = water proof?
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07-13-2006, 04:01 PM
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you cant be to low
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
yeah thats gonna be sic as hell when it done, there is now way id cut a hole like that in any of my ride but i cant wait to see it finished!
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07-13-2006, 04:07 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
sweet man, when i had my 4 door thats what i wanted, but never got to it. its def gonna be soooo bad ass, mad props!!
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07-13-2006, 06:04 PM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
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07-13-2006, 06:19 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Nice...
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07-13-2006, 06:31 PM
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I cant win for loosing.
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
HOLY GODDAMN THAT A HUGE BITCH. Bwahahahahaha...
Cant wait to see this finished...I really wanna do this to mine, but alas the wifey wont let me. What do you use to seal the track down, and keep everything from leaking. Does anyone know of a Pop out sunroof from another car that can be retrofitted to a dime, Id rather keep that smooth look than have the rag piled up in the back. Last edited by PhatBoy : 07-13-2006 at 06:37 PM. |
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07-13-2006, 08:35 PM
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drunk and bored
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
shit brian,i passed right over this thread...
looks BAD-ASS.hurry up n get it done.. u know you gotta take it back out b4 i paint it  |
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07-13-2006, 08:55 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
that's gonna be bad ass man, looking good so far
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07-13-2006, 10:57 PM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
done!
crappy ass pics.    i still need to finish the interior and put it all back together and do the headliner....but the roof part is done!! Last edited by orangesonoma : 06-30-2007 at 11:29 PM. |
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07-13-2006, 11:00 PM
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drunk and bored
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
cool man!
u did c my previous post. now you can say 'kinda built' u interrupted my post with the pm. Last edited by Sir Toad : 07-13-2006 at 11:01 PM. |
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07-13-2006, 11:04 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
looks awesome man
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07-13-2006, 11:09 PM
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Livin Life Low!
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Really nice, it such a huge hole, good job....did you have to reinfoirce the roof at all? My buddy has it on his ranger and we just reinforced it, cuz it started to warp, and the ragtop started to leak!!!but he's had it for about 5 years....Still awesome job for your fist time!!!
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07-13-2006, 11:10 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
That's awesome...
You should come down this way for Grounded 4 Life. I'm still trying to find I day I can make it down there for the alarm. |
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07-13-2006, 11:19 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
that looks sweet man. i want to do this to my ext. cab. just the whole top one big open hole. i wish i had the balls to do it though lol. id be afraid of it leaking if i done it myself. mad props though.
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07-13-2006, 11:29 PM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
that counts for something... i was not worried about cutting a huge hole in my roof for some reason...dont know why....what i am worried about is making it look all nice from the inside.... |
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07-13-2006, 11:39 PM
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Hola Bitches
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
Brian it came out awesome ...im glad to have been there to see it in person ..haha ... hows the finger??
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07-13-2006, 11:45 PM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
LOVE IT MAN!
that really came out nice, you fellas had some brass'uns |
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07-13-2006, 11:48 PM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
i get the whole thing cut and everything and i dont get cut...putting in the last bolt i get cut...wtf? |
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07-13-2006, 11:49 PM
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07-13-2006, 11:50 PM
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forum idiot
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
plus if you **** up you can always fix it....they do sell replacement sheet metal for the roof......i think..lol |
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07-14-2006, 12:05 AM
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Re: there is a hole in my roof?
that is one big ragtop... i freakin love it.
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