Na I meant how much to build that. I was looking through all the pictures and its perfect. Exactly what I want. Do the perenties have 4 seats?
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Na I meant how much to build that. I was looking through all the pictures and its perfect. Exactly what I want. Do the perenties have 4 seats?
From memory, I think there were some four door hard top Perenties. These are not like the MY 2000 ADF Td5 Defenders that were auctioned off recently. The Perenties had Isuzu diesels and were manufactured in the eighties.Quote:
Originally Posted by motas
They may me able to be converted to a soft top (by unbolting the roof and fabricating a canvas supporting frame) but engineering advice should be sought in particular with respect to seat belt mountings. In that year you may be able to get away with lap belts. I have a 1980's car with lap belts.
Sorry should have been more clear. I meant to build it into a soft top. Please correct me if I'm wrong since I have never seen the inside of defender. But how I understand it is to get the roof off I can simply unbolt the roof, sides and back. That leaves 4 full height doors and full height a, b and c pillars all weak. So after I unbolt the roof can I easily make pipe braces going from pillar to pillar where the roof mounts and cross brace these with pipes running from front to back. Then I can replace the front full doors with half doors from a series. Either leave the rear doors full height or fabricate/modify half doors. Then I would need to get a custom canopy made to fit it. I have plenty of time and a mig so this doesn't sound like such a bad idea since everything except the soft top I can easily do myself.
So what do you think? Is it doable on a small budget. Am I missing anything? Its also good because I can easily swap between hard and soft top and could probably design the braces to remain while the hard top is on.
Sorry for all the questions but I haven't pulled much up on google or browsing here.
Thanks.
Sounds doable technically, but you should discuss with an engineer before committing to any money. as just because it is technically feasible does not mean that it will be approved.
John
As long as its bolt on and off I don't see the need to get it engineered. As long as it is actually safe im happy to drive it on the road and its easy enough to change back to stock for a rwc or anything.
I bought this
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...1&d=1334593728
to do this ... with just a couple of spanners ... oh and took grinder to door tops since couldn't find Series doors but also figured it's a one-way trip.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...1&d=1334593832
Haven't finished the rest - rollbar, softop.
Perfect thats exactly what I'm looking for. Now I'm just trying to side whether to make my tj the right size or make a right sized car a rag top. Decisions decisions.