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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119  
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Hey everyone,
Pretty keen to get my 2001 green pickup into a full soft top. Looking at the sand canvas and hoodstick set from exmoor and the seat belt mounting rail coming in at around a grand. Does anyone have any better ideas? As there is an 8 week wait on the hood!!!! 
Are the exmoor hoods the best? Can I do it any cheaper than that? What have other people done? Any help will be gratefully appreciated! Tom  |
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12th May 2016 11:40am |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127  
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Give Steve a shout at Comptons..
www.undercovercovers.co.uk 80" 80" 86" 88" 90" Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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12th May 2016 12:07pm |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
undercover made me cover for my 90 pick-up good work, keen price to
http://www.allwheeltrim.co.uk/Frames.html#Defender for hood sticks Last edited by dorsetsmith on 12th May 2016 12:32pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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12th May 2016 12:20pm |
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| pjb Member Since: 08 Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Oxford Posts: 1244 |
Hood sticks I got from Purely metal http://www.purelymetal.co.uk/
No coinnection to me just very good solid set 2020 P300 HSE |
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12th May 2016 12:25pm |
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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119
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thanks for the responses so far guys...
I like the idea of the sand canvas... I have heard there are different types of lashings to keep it tight... whats best the poppers or the ropes?? I would need to fix the poppers and the cleats to my car as it has none so far Tom |
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12th May 2016 6:35pm |
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| datcullen Member Since: 15 Aug 2013 Location: UK & Italy Posts: 153 
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I'd recommend going with bungee rather than tenax pop fastners:
It's been about 4 or 5 years since we replaced the canvas tilt with a mohair hood (can't remember where from) and we went for fastners. Hood has been great and the fastners on the sides are ok as they don't get used as often. The rear ones however have got very sticky and (as Harry.O said) now the mohair has shrunk slightly it's really difficult to get them done up. The strain when they are done up has led to the stitching that joins the back section with the top parting company. Just been to see a local (semi-retired) coach-trimmer who's going to repair it and replace the rear fastners with bungee. 110 UW - '15 2.2 90 - '85 V8 soft-top RRC - '84 5 door, Option Pack C, 33k miles from new --- Elise S1 - '00 Millennium SE Elan +2 - '68 kit built by my dad Panda 4x4 - '87 in Italy |
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13th May 2016 8:40am |
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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119
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all very useful advice guys I appreciate it..... I think i will be going for the canvas as you said.
Last thing.... Do all the sand canvases... at least from exmoor have roll up sides... I think that is one of the most important things haha Tom |
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13th May 2016 8:58am |
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| Harry.O Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 714 
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They should do yes, most of them are the same design. One thing when you get a new one, strap it down as tight as possible (using the rope) and soak it several times over a few weeks. The hood will shrink slightly and fit better. If it gets wet without being tightened and in particular if the back is rolled up then it will shrink too much and you'll end up with a gap between the top of the tailgate and the rear flap.
Or save yourself some cash and leave the roof behind 
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13th May 2016 9:25am |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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id definately go for mohair than canvas.
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13th May 2016 9:59am |
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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119
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So I went for the purely metal hood stick set with integrated mounts
and a sand canvas from allwheeltrim - budget wouldnt stretch to mohair!! Installing this weekend! |
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20th May 2016 3:52pm |
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| minicab Member Since: 21 Jun 2016 Location: Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey Posts: 11 
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Any pictures yet? I am about to order for my 110 pick up truck a 3/4 hood and sticks and would like to see how others are getting on with their projects.
Thanks Minica |
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24th Jun 2016 2:16pm |
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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119
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will take some pictures tomorrow all went together really well... watch this space!
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25th Jun 2016 11:12pm |
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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119
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Here are the completed external photograpgs
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Internal Photos Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Location of horseshoe ring and "back staple" on left hand side Click image to enlarge Right hand side, because of my spare wheel carrier i couldnt rivet in the right hand part of the right hand staple so used a bolt. Also the brass bit of the canvas tie down i have had to cut off as it wouldnt fit through the right hand staple again due to the spare wheel carrier. Going to dip in wax to stop it fraying Click image to enlarge The drain channels also didnt line up with the rest of the door so I used some washers to space it out to make it all line up nicely! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The Drain channels also clattered against the hoodstick set from purely metal so a rather nice bodge both sides was to put some rubber between them, plan to cut to size in the future Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I made these foam gaskets between the hoodsticks and the body cappings to stop vibrations and also stop it scratching my tub. Every part has this on Click image to enlarge All of the fittings came were zinc coated bolts which would probably have been fine but I am a stainless steel kinda guy so i upgraded all bolts nuts and washers to SS. Few random pictures below! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Something else to add. The seat belt mounting bolt isn't metric. The size is 7/16" (i have no idea what that is being a metric man) Again I bought a SS nut and it fits fine. The bolt isnt quiet long enough to hit the nyloc part but hasnt loosened so far, just something to check every now and then http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291211447041?_tr...EBIDX%3AIT Last edited by chinnus on 26th Jun 2016 6:38pm. Edited 2 times in total |
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26th Jun 2016 5:50pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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26th Jun 2016 6:12pm |
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