BigDaddyChris.com Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 here's more of what we've done so far. enjoy! Before, $395 cash drove it home. A week later we lopped the roof off. door tops and pillars smoothed out, door panels installed. other door panels rear area up next it the cage. still trying to find a local guy with a bender we can borrow. no luck yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 It looks like a lifted convertable. Did you cut the door panels out of wood or sheetmetal? The DOOR panels look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawzzy Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 youve got me looking at my 2001 out side...just kidding looks cool man!!!!! Tye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Don't let that leather get rained on! lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddyChris.com Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 we havent had any time to weld in the cage yet. but as soon as we do I'll be sure to post here right away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekazgtr1984 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Awesome project. The best would be a removable top, like the first gen 4Runner/Hilux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teixeira Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Any developments? I'm curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 At the junkyard this past Saturday I came across a pathfinder that someone made into a convertible, it looked like a truck straight out of a Jurassic Park movie, it was all shades of gray camo, the rear was all open, they had what looked like the main hoop of a truck bed roll bar behind the seats and than another one at the rear of the truck with a steel rack sitting on top of it. The edges of the body where it was cut looked like someone spent some time finishing them off. Wish I had a camera. May try to run back Saturday and if I do I'll get some pics. It really looked like something made for a sight seeing business or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teixeira Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Could it be the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Where teh pix1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddyChris.com Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 so we got the cage welded in, mostly. still gotta do all the criss cross stabilizers, but with the size tubing and stuff we used so far its built way better than the original roof was. the door panels are cut from "alupanel" its a really cool sign material we use at the sign shop. its thin aluminum on both sides with plastic in the middle. its like 1/8th inch thick overall, and comes painted white already. were taking it to the dunes in a month, so I gotta get crackin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) Going through the dunes in leather? Classy moar! Edited February 18, 2011 by Der_Vier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSlowReliable Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Going through the dunes in leather? Classy moar! Very classy, like a skillet for the family jewels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teixeira Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I like it. Good to see it. Does it have air conditioning, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I'm curious how much it sagged when you chopped the roof. Any problems with the doors?? I like it BTW, I have a soft spot for MMM (Mad Max Mobiles). B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddyChris.com Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Leather yes, and heated seats too! Did have AC, before I took it out. Wish the heat worked better, its stuck on defrost and for some reason its a bit drafty too, dunno why. Sag? the body didnt sag, it seems lower in the rear than in the front, I dont know if the previous owners torked up the torsion bars or if the butt end is dragging. the doors work fine. the back doors were a bit floppy before we welded the roll cage up to the middle pillars, now its more solid than new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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