Thread: Do 110s have removable roof?

Originally Posted by slug_burner

motas,

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Once upon a time I'd say that those mods would have been done and no one would care a great deal, now days you would need some engineering to allow the rego to be changed to a soft top convertible from a hard roof vehicle (station wagon or dual cab)

This is likely to be the major problem/cost with any such conversion rather than actually doing it.

One that you might think about is the army Landrover 110s that should appear on the market in the near future. Most of these (the 4x4s anyway) are soft tops, and perhaps would suit you.

John

Thanks. I have heard of these army 110s for sale but got told about $35k for one which is way out of my budget. At least engineering would easily pass with a roll cage for rigidity.
How hard is it to get the roof off one of these?
Soft top 4 doors seem a very hard car to find dam it.

Originally Posted by motas

Soft top 4 doors seem a very hard car to find dam it.

What you seek virtually doesn't exist off the shelf, unless Jeep offers one.
The army 110s around $35k are station wagons. The soft tops haven't come on the market yet and are all two door. Sounds like you will be doing some mods and paying an engineer to sign it off.

A hard roof really isn't that bad

Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh

A hard roof really isn't that bad

Besides, with the amount of water the roof lets in, you'll be under the impression that it's topless .

Originally Posted by motas

Thanks. I have heard of these army 110s for sale but got told about $35k for one which is way out of my budget. At least engineering would easily pass with a roll cage for rigidity.
How hard is it to get the roof off one of these?
Soft top 4 doors seem a very hard car to find dam it.

The roof on any hard top 110 is attached by bolts round the edge, easily removed. Problem is that it leaves the B and C pillars unsupported, and reduces the rigidity of both the windscreen and sides behind the C pillar. It would be fairly simple to add cross bars to support these, but engineering would be the problem, as these constitute support for the seat belts. As mentioned, front doors, no problem, just fit Series doors with detachable tops. Unfortunately even four door Series had fixed tops on the rear doors, so you would have to convert doors. (or make them).

John

I believe this is what you are looking for

Used 1984 Land Rover Defender 110 110 soft top in Wallingford | Connecticut

lots of images in the link above to get ideas from.

ECR 110 Work

if you look through this site you will find a few topless land rovers.

might give you a few ideas.

Thanks everyone. I'm not too concerned about engineering unless im cutting off the roof or something similar. If I'm just bolting on some cross braces and unbolting the roof I don't think ill get done for it. As long as it is safe to do its fine. I don't care if its two or four door wagon or ute (though I like the look of the crew cabs best) as long as it seats 4 people with sufficient room for cargo. Really I don't even care if its hard top as long as I can take at least above me off easily.
Goingbush. That is perfect. Exactly what I want. How much would it cost to get that?