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bought a hardtop today

With all the BS that's been plaguing the group recently, I thought I'd share some good news.

I bought a hardtop for the YJ for $100. It's in pretty good condition - it needs to be painted, needs new struts for the rear window, and there's a small crack near the top passenger side corner of the rear window. All in all, I'm pretty happy with it. Now I can go bikini top all spring, summer, fall, then throw the hardtop on for the winter. I think I'll be donating my soft top to my dad's YJ, as he doesn't have any sort of top at all at the moment.

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The Merg
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Nice score. Keep that ST in the family. Ya never know when ya might need it.

tw

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twaldron

Storage is a problem. I made some long saw horses, and a shelf that sits on them out of 2x2s and osb. Some people like the hoists that you buy in the catalogs, or build a shelf in their garage. It is important to sit it on something flat and level so that crack doesn't get bigger. If you have the same type I have, that I got with my YJ in 1995, you can patch it if necessary with fiberglass repair materials.

Earle

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Earle Horton

I once bought a used 1957 XK-140 Jaguar which came with a custom made fiberglass top (and was once owned by Kim Novak, I was told - makes a good story.) Being in the military, I moved, and left the top high in the roof of the rental garage. I completely forgot about it. I sold the car, and only then, in some other state remembered that I did not have the top. Oh, well. I was young and foolish. Now I am old and foolish. At least my Grand Cherokees have "permanent" roofs, so I cannot forget them.

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Billzz

Real Jeeps don't have no stinkin' tops!

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billy ray

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twaldron

Not from the factory. God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

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L.W. (Bill) Hughes III

Here are some pictures:

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I'm not sure what I'll do about storage yet, it'll probably end up in the attic of the shed (if I can get it up there) because there is little to no room in the garage anymore - too many Jeeps (like that could ever happen...)

Earle Hort>> With all the BS that's been plaguing the group recently, I thought I'd

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The Merg

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