Soft-topping a swb 40?

Post by **beebee** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 10:39 pm

How much work involved in chopping a 40 series swb down? How much unbolts and how much needs cutting. What's the regulations relating to this?

I've got a mate who is interested......

Post by **Shorty40** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:19 am

No chopping required

Take the rear/tailgate window off first to make it lighter

Undo the bolts around tub and windscreen, then lift off :armsup:

You have to lift pretty high as there are 2 "poles" in the rear of the door pillar (just behind the door handles)

Two man lift. Should take no more than about 1 hr.

Then pop in a nice little cage :cool:

Post by **WICKED** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:15 am

then a 9" grinder thought the press makes and it is a load lighter. :twisted:

Post by **beebee** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:29 pm

WICKED wrote:then a 9" grinder thought the press makes and it is a load lighter.

Post by **Shorty40** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:13 pm

beebee wrote:
WICKED wrote:then a 9" grinder thought the press makes and it is a load lighter.

I was wondering the same thing myself

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:21 pm

beebee wrote:How much work involved in chopping a 40 series swb down? How much unbolts and how much needs cutting. What's the regulations relating to this?

I've got a mate who is interested......

In QLD the only thing it will need is a LH8 code inspection to check out the seat belts and roll cage. The rest is classed as a factory option.

Depending upon your understanding of the rules you can remove teh doors as well and drive without them. I drove mine to the inspection station without them and they Inspctor had no problems with it as they bolt on and could be removed with the hard top.

Depending on year you may need to cut teh rear doors or make a one piece tail gate.

Post by **beebee** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:44 pm

Sounds almost too easy.......

Wonder what's required for a roll cage?

Post by **jessie928** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:30 pm

rollcage is not nesesary, but somewhere to attach your lapsash seatbelt is, UNLESS your swb came out with factory lap only belts like an early 70's model, then all you need is the origional belts, no cage.

As for the seatbelt mount on the rollcage, the hole that the bolt goes through must be sleeved with a steel sleve and welded in place.
doors are not nessesary either.

Jes

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:31 pm

Not much really. A main hooped, couple of braces all bolted into the body with plates . Sleeve the seat belt bolts and use new seat belts and 8.8 grad 7/16 UNF bolts.

You can usually pick them up from the wreckers pretty easy. If you get a factory one it doesn,t need to be plated.

Post by **Tojo** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:59 pm

rollcage is not nesesary

This depends which state you live in. Check your local requirements. I know that in the NT you must have some form of roll over protection when converting a landcruiser from hardtop to softop. I'm not sure for other states but suggest you check local requirements.

Post by **Shorty40** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:35 pm

Why would you NOT put a cage or roll bar in if you went soft top ?

Post by **beebee** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:08 pm

This all sounds a bit too easy!

Post by **spazbot** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:11 pm

beebee wrote:This all sounds a bit too easy!

thats the thing it is :lol:

Post by **beebee** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:16 pm

But I was expecting to go back to him and say "Nah it's too hard. You'd be better off buying one already converted."

Post by **spazbot** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:18 pm

dont, tell him he need to drop it round for the weekend and you will do the job for him for a few cases of beer or something

Post by **beebee** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:55 pm

spazbot wrote:dont, tell him he need to drop it round for the weekend and you will do the job for him for a few cases of beer or something

That's what I'll charge him for my consulting fees alone

Post by **bj on roids** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:20 pm

why didnt you ask me? :cry:

Post by **beebee** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:05 pm

bj on roids wrote:why didnt you ask me?

Cos he wants a neat job :finger:

Besides - you don't actually do any work yourself on you cars do you

Actually I thought why ask one person when I can ask a whole forum. I also plan to be on the phone to you when I do it.

Post by **bj on roids** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:15 am

D'OH!!!

I know nusssink!!

Post by **beebee** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:31 am

bj on roids wrote:D'OH!!!

I know nusssink!!

Post by **WICKED** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 4:51 pm

page 6 and 7

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... &start=120

Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Soft-topping a swb 40?

Soft-topping a swb 40?

Re: Soft-topping a swb 40?

rollcage

Rollcage

Who is online