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**blownz** · 11-16-2013, 10:07 AM

It is a little overcast, but the temps are in the low 50's. I am heading out and about in my K5 topless. I can't bring myself to put the lid on. How many others out there in the same boat?

flashed · 11-16-2013, 10:18 AM

The top on my wife's chevelle is still down but I have not driven it lately .We have a Christmas parade coming up and we will be top down then unless it rains .

68panelman · 11-16-2013, 10:21 AM

My '70 remains topless until the salt trucks arrive, then I put her down until a couple good rains clean the streets.

Effeckt · 11-16-2013, 05:07 PM

<<This guy! This is our nice time of year though.. temps in the mid 70s during the day right now. Chilly at night though.

Special-Ed · 11-16-2013, 06:26 PM

i would go topless but i would look silly with my man boobs flopping around...

JeffD72 · 11-16-2013, 10:16 PM

Still topless, but this is the best time of the year in souh Florida - highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, no rain

Special-Ed · 11-16-2013, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffD72

Still topless, but this is the best time of the year in souh Florida - highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, no rain

sure is.... gotta love the cape/ft myers

Chulisohombre · 11-17-2013, 08:17 AM

I got no garage to hang mine in anymore or else I probably would. It's in the 20s in the morning now here. So she's sleeping til next summer anyway. I already had the salt kill the beast once already.

RustyBucket · 11-17-2013, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Special-Ed

sure is.... gotta love the cape/ft myers

nice over here on Fl. east coast too. rainy for the last day or two but pretty today. topless for the past two years.

killerpanel · 11-17-2013, 04:26 PM

I miss my old blazers. I love to ride around with the top off all the time, My 73 never had a top! I used to run "doorless" also!

**D.PASSMORE** · 11-17-2013, 10:17 PM

I have manual retractable soft topper, I drop it every chance I get.

RLONG · 11-18-2013, 01:25 PM

I have been topless for last three years!

mikekoala · 11-18-2013, 10:02 PM

Just installed a hoist. Getting ready to remove the top for first time since I've owned the truck. Maybe the weather will hold up for another month? Hoping for a mild winter anyway.

Lewispuls · 11-18-2013, 10:31 PM

I caved.

from Vancouver BC. It'll be off on the first nice day though, regardless of the temp

RustyBucket · 11-18-2013, 10:38 PM

mikekoala, have you figured what kind of "bridle" you're going to use to attach to your top? I keep trying different stuff with the Jimmy's top. Hope you have a GREAT solution... none of mine have been so far.

mikekoala · 11-18-2013, 11:28 PM

RustyBucket, negative. I've been combing through posts here and a few other boards but haven't decided on which approach to take. Ratchet straps front to back? Not planning on replacing weather seals until Spring. Would welcome any stories on "definitely what NOT to do..." PM or new thread?

RustyBucket · 11-19-2013, 02:03 AM

I've never had a catastrophe just have trouble balancing the top to keep it level as I lift it off. I cross two of those flat yellow tow straps underneath the top, bring the ends out the corners in the back and out the side(door) openings in the front. I hook the 4 ends together above the top & hoist away. I use a couple of lengths of 1-1/4" pvc pipe for spreaders so it doesn't squeeze the top. I'll take a picture of it tomorrow.

RustyBucket · 11-19-2013, 03:14 PM

mikekoala, here's a few pictures of my 2wd. Jimmy's single wall top hangin'. I used a heat gun to shape the PVC so the straps would stay in place. The little electric winch is a Harbor Freight special. Sorry the pictures are sideways, I'm not smart enough to fix it.

mikekoala · 11-19-2013, 08:54 PM

That is excellent! Thanks for sharing this. Clever approach with the PVC. As for the photos, I can turn my head sidways faster than it takes to rotate a photo. : )

SACRAMENTO 71 · 11-21-2013, 11:34 AM

Still off in Sacramento also, however I VERY bundeled on my way into work (5:30am), and enjoy the 70 degree temp on my way home!!

I`m restoring the top now, broke it down, replaced all metal plates inside top, all new rubber, polish glass and new tint, blocking inside and out, black gloss out side, flat inside!!! Hopefully get back from the shop on Friday (22nd), get it home, reassemble and have it back on by next weekend.......

Off again probably next May!!! Can`t wait!!!

RustyBucket · 11-21-2013, 12:13 PM

Sacramento '71, have you got any pictures of the restoration job on your top? Pictures of a "build" on a top would be interesting.

cyarber1 · 12-17-2013, 02:04 AM

I am somebody stole my top off my trailer!

Chulisohombre · 12-17-2013, 03:50 PM

That sucks. Any other first gens in your area is be hittin them all up. Watch Craigslist too. Hope you find it.

mikekoala · 12-17-2013, 10:09 PM

Just in time for a 70 degree weekend in NC!

**blownz** · 12-19-2013, 11:41 AM

Here it is Mid December and I still have the top off. It is supposed to be 70 on Sunday. I will post pics if it happens. @ weeks ago we had 5 inches of snow.

11-16-2013, 10:07 AM	#1
blownz Active Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 183	Who is still topless? It is a little overcast, but the temps are in the low 50's. I am heading out and about in my K5 topless. I can't bring myself to put the lid on. How many others out there in the same boat?

11-16-2013, 10:18 AM	#2
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: Who is still topless? The top on my wife's chevelle is still down but I have not driven it lately .We have a Christmas parade coming up and we will be top down then unless it rains .

11-16-2013, 10:21 AM	#3
68panelman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Delaware and Long Island, New York Posts: 3,452	Re: Who is still topless? My '70 remains topless until the salt trucks arrive, then I put her down until a couple good rains clean the streets.

11-16-2013, 05:07 PM	#4
Effeckt Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 341	Re: Who is still topless? <<This guy! This is our nice time of year though.. temps in the mid 70s during the day right now. Chilly at night though. __________________ My 1972 K5 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=399719

11-16-2013, 06:26 PM	#5
Special-Ed Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Floriduh Posts: 386	Re: Who is still topless? i would go topless but i would look silly with my man boobs flopping around... __________________ Ed will be known as the Tiger Woods of the integration business

11-16-2013, 10:16 PM	#6
JeffD72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 220	Re: Who is still topless? Still topless, but this is the best time of the year in souh Florida - highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s, no rain

11-17-2013, 08:17 AM	#8
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: Who is still topless? I got no garage to hang mine in anymore or else I probably would. It's in the 20s in the morning now here. So she's sleeping til next summer anyway. I already had the salt kill the beast once already.

11-17-2013, 04:26 PM	#10
killerpanel Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Schenectady NY Posts: 79	Re: Who is still topless? I miss my old blazers. I love to ride around with the top off all the time, My 73 never had a top! I used to run "doorless" also!

11-17-2013, 10:17 PM	#11
D.PASSMORE One of the First Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: St. Augustine,FL. Posts: 4,050	Re: Who is still topless? I have manual retractable soft topper, I drop it every chance I get. __________________ DAVID PASSMORE ST AUGUSTINE ,FL ZIP 32084 '71 SWB K/10 CUSTOM DELUXE (Chili) '72 BLAZER K/5 Muscle Truck (Mule) '72 LWB K/20 CHEYENNE (Blackie)

11-18-2013, 01:25 PM	#12
RLONG Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: BROOKELAND,TX Posts: 228	Re: Who is still topless? I have been topless for last three years!

11-18-2013, 10:02 PM	#13
mikekoala Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NC Posts: 30	Re: Who is still topless? Just installed a hoist. Getting ready to remove the top for first time since I've owned the truck. Maybe the weather will hold up for another month? Hoping for a mild winter anyway. __________________ 1969 Chevy K5 Blazer 5.7L 350 TH350 / NP203 Transfer Case (PT 4WD) 71-72 Body Parts 33x12.5

11-18-2013, 10:31 PM	#14
Lewispuls Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver BC. Posts: 2	Re: Who is still topless? I caved. from Vancouver BC. It'll be off on the first nice day though, regardless of the temp

11-18-2013, 10:38 PM	#15
RustyBucket Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Space Coast, Fl. Posts: 1,050	Re: Who is still topless? mikekoala, have you figured what kind of "bridle" you're going to use to attach to your top? I keep trying different stuff with the Jimmy's top. Hope you have a GREAT solution... none of mine have been so far. __________________ Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!

11-18-2013, 11:28 PM	#16
mikekoala Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NC Posts: 30	Re: Who is still topless? RustyBucket, negative. I've been combing through posts here and a few other boards but haven't decided on which approach to take. Ratchet straps front to back? Not planning on replacing weather seals until Spring. Would welcome any stories on "definitely what NOT to do..." PM or new thread?

11-19-2013, 02:03 AM	#17
RustyBucket Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Space Coast, Fl. Posts: 1,050	Re: Who is still topless? I've never had a catastrophe just have trouble balancing the top to keep it level as I lift it off. I cross two of those flat yellow tow straps underneath the top, bring the ends out the corners in the back and out the side(door) openings in the front. I hook the 4 ends together above the top & hoist away. I use a couple of lengths of 1-1/4" pvc pipe for spreaders so it doesn't squeeze the top. I'll take a picture of it tomorrow. __________________ Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!! Last edited by RustyBucket; 11-19-2013 at 02:59 PM. Reason: typo



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11-19-2013, 03:14 PM	#18
RustyBucket Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Space Coast, Fl. Posts: 1,050	Re: Who is still topless? mikekoala, here's a few pictures of my 2wd. Jimmy's single wall top hangin'. I used a heat gun to shape the PVC so the straps would stay in place. The little electric winch is a Harbor Freight special. Sorry the pictures are sideways, I'm not smart enough to fix it. Attached Images __________________ Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!

11-19-2013, 08:54 PM	#19
mikekoala Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NC Posts: 30	Re: Who is still topless? That is excellent! Thanks for sharing this. Clever approach with the PVC. As for the photos, I can turn my head sidways faster than it takes to rotate a photo. : )

11-21-2013, 11:34 AM	#20
SACRAMENTO 71 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 242	Re: Who is still topless? Still off in Sacramento also, however I VERY bundeled on my way into work (5:30am), and enjoy the 70 degree temp on my way home!! I`m restoring the top now, broke it down, replaced all metal plates inside top, all new rubber, polish glass and new tint, blocking inside and out, black gloss out side, flat inside!!! Hopefully get back from the shop on Friday (22nd), get it home, reassemble and have it back on by next weekend....... Off again probably next May!!! Can`t wait!!! __________________ 68 C10 SWB W/ 72 FRONT CLIP 343SB TH400 64 C10 SWB 406SB TH400 74 SUBURBAN 454BB TH400 78 K10 SWB 350 TH350 6" ON 35" BFG MUD 71 K5 350 W/ TBI 700R4 6" ON 38" BFG MUD 00 K3500 DRW BIG BLOCK "DRINKING PRBLM"

11-21-2013, 12:13 PM	#21
RustyBucket Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Space Coast, Fl. Posts: 1,050	Re: Who is still topless? Sacramento '71, have you got any pictures of the restoration job on your top? Pictures of a "build" on a top would be interesting. __________________ Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!

12-17-2013, 02:04 AM	#22
cyarber1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: denver co Posts: 4	Re: Who is still topless? I am somebody stole my top off my trailer!

12-17-2013, 03:50 PM	#23
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: Who is still topless? That sucks. Any other first gens in your area is be hittin them all up. Watch Craigslist too. Hope you find it.

12-17-2013, 10:09 PM	#24
mikekoala Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NC Posts: 30	Re: Who is still topless? Just in time for a 70 degree weekend in NC! __________________ 1969 Chevy K5 Blazer 5.7L 350 TH350 / NP203 Transfer Case (PT 4WD) 71-72 Body Parts 33x12.5

12-19-2013, 11:41 AM	#25
blownz Active Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 183	Re: Who is still topless? Here it is Mid December and I still have the top off. It is supposed to be 70 on Sunday. I will post pics if it happens. @ weeks ago we had 5 inches of snow.

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