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**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 04-09-2008, 08:28 PM

Put a tailgate cap on my jimmy today put the snaps in it instead of drill holes in my tailgate. How does it look.

**Yukon Jack** · 04-09-2008, 08:35 PM

Looks sweet to me!

Thealien · 04-09-2008, 08:44 PM

I am ready to install my top. Where did you get that or did you have it made? I need one.And what brand of top is that?

Mark

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 04-09-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Thealien

I am ready to install my top. Where did you get that or did you have it made? I need one.And what brand of top is that?

Mark

It is a bestop soft top. I think it came off a 1986 full size F#*d I will try and look it up and make sure. Sorry about the F word.

TonyJohnson · 04-09-2008, 09:27 PM

That looks better than the ones mad\e for the Blazer. Definately find out what it's for if you can. Could we get some pics to see the front and over the doors? Thanks!

Just realized you might have been talking about the metal strip... Man, we need someone to make a softtop for these trucks!

72BlckButy · 04-09-2008, 09:30 PM

Looks good!

LUV2XCLR8 · 04-09-2008, 10:13 PM

I found a SS one at a swap meet

(Still has coating protecting paper on it)

Thealien · 04-09-2008, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary 70 Jimmy

It is a bestop soft top. I think it came off a 1986 full size F#*d I will try and look it up and make sure. Sorry about the F word.

Thanks I apreciate you trying to help. Mine is going on my 1972 Jimmy also. It is killing me to drill but I have to have a top that is easy to take off.

If you don't mind can I get a picture of the little bracket that goes up by the bottom screw on the weatherstrip that holds the front of the horizontal bar. The instructions were very vague.

I see you didn't install the snap on the rear of the bedside, does it look like it makes a difference?

Thanks

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 04-10-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Thealien

Thanks I apreciate you trying to help. Mine is going on my 1972 Jimmy also. It is killing me to drill but I have to have a top that is easy to take off.

If you don't mind can I get a picture of the little bracket that goes up by the bottom screw on the weatherstrip that holds the front of the horizontal bar. The instructions were very vague.

I see you didn't install the snap on the rear of the bedside, does it look like it makes a difference?

Thanks

I will try to get a picture today of the bracket not sure if I have it right. Didnt want to drill a hole in my bedside I dont plan on driving it in the rain. It will leak if you dont. I might try to weld something to the ends of the tailgate cap to make it longer for the bedside snaps, but they are made out of stainless dont think you can weld stainless.

Thealien · 04-10-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary 70 Jimmy

I will try to get a picture today of the bracket not sure if I have it right. Didnt want to drill a hole in my bedside I dont plan on driving it in the rain. It will leak if you dont. I might try to weld something to the ends of the tailgate cap to make it longer for the bedside snaps, but they are made out of stainless dont think you can weld stainless.

Did you ever figure what year the tailgate protector is for? Sorry for being a pain! You can weld stainless I believe with both mig and tig.

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 04-10-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Thealien

Did you ever figure what year the tailgate protector is for? Sorry for being a pain! You can weld stainless I believe with both mig and tig.

I asked the guy that gave it to me he said it came off 1986 ford if you look it up in the LMC catalog on the web then search tailgate cap their is a picture of a ford truck sure looks like the right one to me. I am going to buy one that is smooth and try to weld ends on it.

72blazer_mud_bogger · 04-11-2008, 03:24 AM

so were yall talkin about the soft top that came from a ford or what. does anyone know of a company that makes soft tops for my 72 blazer or of a top that will fit on it

NuBomb · 04-11-2008, 05:20 AM

Bestop is the last company to make a soft top for our blazers. I bought one a few months ago by just using google and I found a company that still had at least one. It was over eight hundred, but now that bestop has stopped making them it was too late to wait. canback has said they were possibly going to make one to sell, but as of now I don't think they have. I don't know of any other application that woud fit our blazers. I think all the f@rd talk was about the chrome tailgate protector.

Thealien · 04-11-2008, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thealien

If you don't mind can I get a picture of the little bracket that goes up by the bottom screw on the weatherstrip that holds the front of the horizontal bar. The instructions were very vague.

Thanks

Thanks for getting the year for me. Any luck with the picture?

vtblazer · 04-12-2008, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary 70 Jimmy

Put a tailgate cap on my jimmy today put the snaps in it instead of drill holes in my tailgate. How does it look.

Excellent choice!
Whatcha come up with for the windshield frame?

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 04-12-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by vtblazer

Excellent choice!
Whatcha come up with for the windshield frame?

I drilled holes in the windshield frame that wasnt so bad I could seal them up if I have to put the hard top back on it is only a 3/32 hole.

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 04-13-2008, 02:41 AM

thealien
Sorry I forgot about the pictures I dont no if mine is right I mite try and make a metal plate and put 3 holes in it so I can put all 3 scews in it and then weld the bracket to it. Here your pictures.
You have to get it real tight or it will pull down because their is only one bolt in it. But if you over tight it you will strip out the threads in your window frame.
I will make a metal plate for mine.

Thealien · 04-13-2008, 04:58 AM

Thank you very much. Does the top and how it velcros around those supports fit around the window good?

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 10-20-2014, 04:44 PM

ttt for Maddoxdb

72blazer_mud_bogger · 10-20-2014, 05:34 PM

If you end up making brackets for your top I would be interested in getting a set too. When u get a chance can u snap a fee pics of the placement of the braces on the inside that hold the top up. Thanks in advance

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 10-20-2014, 05:51 PM

I will be taking my top off this weak and I will take some pictures.

Maddoxdb · 10-21-2014, 08:25 AM

Tailgate looks like it may line up with my existing snaps.... Not sure about my windshield though. Thanks for bumping this.

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 10-27-2014, 06:19 PM

pictures

72blazer_mud_bogger · 11-05-2014, 03:57 PM

What is the name of the rubber above the door? How far up is the L bracket from the rear of the truck and have you seen anywhere they can be ordered from? If not what is the measurements of the brackets so I can make one
Thanks in advance

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 11-05-2014, 06:43 PM

The rubber above the door is the top of the door gasket top was never put back on so it never got smashed down. You might still get the brackets from best top.

04-09-2008, 08:28 PM	#1
Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,400	soft top Put a tailgate cap on my jimmy today put the snaps in it instead of drill holes in my tailgate. How does it look. Attached Images

04-09-2008, 08:35 PM	#2
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Re: soft top Looks sweet to me! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

04-09-2008, 08:44 PM	#3
Thealien Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Ridge Florida Posts: 4,126	Re: soft top I am ready to install my top. Where did you get that or did you have it made? I need one.And what brand of top is that? Mark Last edited by Thealien; 04-09-2008 at 08:45 PM.

04-09-2008, 09:27 PM	#5
TonyJohnson Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cheboygan, MI Posts: 998	Re: soft top That looks better than the ones mad\e for the Blazer. Definately find out what it's for if you can. Could we get some pics to see the front and over the doors? Thanks! Just realized you might have been talking about the metal strip... Man, we need someone to make a softtop for these trucks! __________________ Tony Johnson -- '71 Blazer w/L-31 Vortec 350, SM465, NP205, performer intake, edelbrock 1406, HEI, 4" lift, Boyd EFI tank, Vintage A/C My Blazer -- Last edited by TonyJohnson; 04-09-2008 at 09:30 PM.

04-09-2008, 09:30 PM	#6
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: soft top Looks good! __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

04-09-2008, 10:13 PM	#7
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,470	Re: soft top I found a SS one at a swap meet (Still has coating protecting paper on it) __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

04-11-2008, 03:24 AM	#12
72blazer_mud_bogger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 533	Re: soft top so were yall talkin about the soft top that came from a ford or what. does anyone know of a company that makes soft tops for my 72 blazer or of a top that will fit on it

04-11-2008, 05:20 AM	#13
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	Re: soft top Bestop is the last company to make a soft top for our blazers. I bought one a few months ago by just using google and I found a company that still had at least one. It was over eight hundred, but now that bestop has stopped making them it was too late to wait. canback has said they were possibly going to make one to sell, but as of now I don't think they have. I don't know of any other application that woud fit our blazers. I think all the f@rd talk was about the chrome tailgate protector. __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.

04-13-2008, 02:41 AM	#17
Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,400	Re: soft top thealien Sorry I forgot about the pictures I dont no if mine is right I mite try and make a metal plate and put 3 holes in it so I can put all 3 scews in it and then weld the bracket to it. Here your pictures. You have to get it real tight or it will pull down because their is only one bolt in it. But if you over tight it you will strip out the threads in your window frame. I will make a metal plate for mine. Attached Images Last edited by Gary 70 Jimmy; 04-13-2008 at 02:57 AM.

04-13-2008, 04:58 AM	#18
Thealien Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Ridge Florida Posts: 4,126	Re: soft top Thank you very much. Does the top and how it velcros around those supports fit around the window good?

10-20-2014, 04:44 PM	#19
Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,400	Re: soft top ttt for Maddoxdb __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 4wheel camper 1970 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 350 1969 Chevy Blazer 1/2 4X4 307 1967 chevy LWB 3/4 396 Last edited by Gary 70 Jimmy; 10-20-2014 at 04:50 PM.

10-20-2014, 05:34 PM	#20
72blazer_mud_bogger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 533	Re: soft top If you end up making brackets for your top I would be interested in getting a set too. When u get a chance can u snap a fee pics of the placement of the braces on the inside that hold the top up. Thanks in advance

10-20-2014, 05:51 PM	#21
Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,400	Re: soft top I will be taking my top off this weak and I will take some pictures. __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 4wheel camper 1970 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 350 1969 Chevy Blazer 1/2 4X4 307 1967 chevy LWB 3/4 396

10-21-2014, 08:25 AM	#22
Maddoxdb Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Elk city ok Posts: 891	Re: soft top Tailgate looks like it may line up with my existing snaps.... Not sure about my windshield though. Thanks for bumping this.

10-27-2014, 06:19 PM	#23
Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,400	Re: soft top pictures Attached Images __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 4wheel camper 1970 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 350 1969 Chevy Blazer 1/2 4X4 307 1967 chevy LWB 3/4 396



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11-05-2014, 03:57 PM	#24
72blazer_mud_bogger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 533	Re: soft top What is the name of the rubber above the door? How far up is the L bracket from the rear of the truck and have you seen anywhere they can be ordered from? If not what is the measurements of the brackets so I can make one Thanks in advance

11-05-2014, 06:43 PM	#25
Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,400	Re: soft top The rubber above the door is the top of the door gasket top was never put back on so it never got smashed down. You might still get the brackets from best top. __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 4wheel camper 1970 GMC Jimmy 1/2 4X4 350 1969 Chevy Blazer 1/2 4X4 307 1967 chevy LWB 3/4 396

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