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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Cal on July 17, 2007, 13:02:44

Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Cal on July 17, 2007, 13:02:44: Hi guys,

How easy/difficult is it to make a truck cab 90 a hardtop?

Also, do the alpine lights and sunroofs on County spec 90s tend to leak - as in would just a plain hardtop be better?

Seen a couple of relatively nice 90 truck cabs for do-able prices - got me thinking!

One more question - is a 300Tdi 90 with a Disco trabsfer box gonna be a tad on the slow side?

Cheers,
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Tiki Al on July 17, 2007, 15:49:40: my alpine windows have never leaked !! yet :?

looking to go the other way myself, i wanna ditch the hard top for a truck cab roof
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Oz on July 17, 2007, 16:35:49: Y dont u swap
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Cal on July 17, 2007, 17:58:43: Only one prob...

I haven't got a defender yet! :lol:
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Oz on July 17, 2007, 18:06:16: AH yeah that would b a prob :roll:
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Tiki Al on July 17, 2007, 20:23:12: well hurry up i'm itching to get the spanners out :lol:
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: redhand on July 17, 2007, 21:22:08: I stripped a couple of 110's. A hardtop and a CSW the Hardtop was a piece of p*ss to strip off, undo bolts over windscreen, remove rear door, undo bolts holding hardtop to body tub. Get a couple of friends to give you a lift (3 of you will do but 4 is better). and the jobs a good un
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Litch on July 17, 2007, 22:30:34: Easy to swop between the two body styles.

A 300TDi 90 with Disco transfer-box is an excelent conversion and one that I have been driving for nearly 3-years now. Motorways, commuting, towing, hills etc, I haven't found a condition where it isn't better than the standard set-up however as I am sure someone will now say thay had it and didn't like it so I recomend having a drive in a vehicle first as that is the only was to tell if it will suit you.
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Tiki Al on July 18, 2007, 22:45:47: i've had the hard top off on a couple of occations, it's a very easy job
Title: Truck cab to hard top
Post by: Jim-Willy on July 18, 2007, 22:53:45: The sunroofs are famous for leaking.......... mine does but to be fair i havn't looked into why it leaks yet........