eric m
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So last winter was a bit rough with the soft top when the temps dipped below zero, and this past summer the rear window quit zipping. The side and rear windows were hard to see out of and they were predicting a cold winter this winter (damned if they weren't right...) So I started looking for used TJ hardtop and set of full doors...when I recovered from the sticker shock I started researching what it would take to modify a yj or cj7 top. Turns out it's not to hard you just need a grinder with a cutoff wheel and flap wheel.
![ForumRunner_20140301_190734.png ForumRunner_20140301_190734.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17136-17ad342c3df3b87aaf196d24bfb31208.jpg)
![ForumRunner_20140301_190810.png ForumRunner_20140301_190810.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17187-cca2a1126e8f035bcd3d15e0f292c1e4.jpg)
So with a bit of grinding and some free truck cap clamps (I also removed and reused my soft top windshield latches) my $175 hardtop fit my Jeep. Plus checkout the cool '70s spoiler thing... As to the doors, my dad bought a yj back in October that came with a truck load of spare parts which included these cool doors
![ForumRunner_20140301_190734.png ForumRunner_20140301_190734.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17136-17ad342c3df3b87aaf196d24bfb31208.jpg)
![ForumRunner_20140301_190711.png ForumRunner_20140301_190711.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17186-76fbd98c7abcb7dbc2dd44d38f131f1b.jpg)
Well they didn't just bolt right up but they weren't top bad to install...I ended up drilling out and replacing the upper hinge bolts so I could tilt the door back so that it lined up well with the windshield frame. They also needed painted to match the top
![ForumRunner_20140301_191317.png ForumRunner_20140301_191317.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17140-441c5a473324ac43dae931b822fd61ad.jpg)
Plus I needed to make some new striker pins, after some careful measuring I located the pin off the existing lower mount hole and cut two steel plates, drilled them, and welded in some 5/8" pins I picked up at the tractor store. As for a mirror I picked up a advance auto store mirror for $10 and drilled and tapped a broken mirror mount from my parts box. Total with paint, mirror, hardware, and weather stripping was $50.
![ForumRunner_20140301_190734.png ForumRunner_20140301_190734.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17136-17ad342c3df3b87aaf196d24bfb31208.jpg)
![ForumRunner_20140301_190810.png ForumRunner_20140301_190810.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17187-cca2a1126e8f035bcd3d15e0f292c1e4.jpg)
So with a bit of grinding and some free truck cap clamps (I also removed and reused my soft top windshield latches) my $175 hardtop fit my Jeep. Plus checkout the cool '70s spoiler thing... As to the doors, my dad bought a yj back in October that came with a truck load of spare parts which included these cool doors
![ForumRunner_20140301_190734.png ForumRunner_20140301_190734.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17136-17ad342c3df3b87aaf196d24bfb31208.jpg)
![ForumRunner_20140301_190711.png ForumRunner_20140301_190711.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17186-76fbd98c7abcb7dbc2dd44d38f131f1b.jpg)
Well they didn't just bolt right up but they weren't top bad to install...I ended up drilling out and replacing the upper hinge bolts so I could tilt the door back so that it lined up well with the windshield frame. They also needed painted to match the top
![ForumRunner_20140301_191317.png ForumRunner_20140301_191317.png](https://www.jeepz.com/forum/data/attachments/17/17140-441c5a473324ac43dae931b822fd61ad.jpg)
Plus I needed to make some new striker pins, after some careful measuring I located the pin off the existing lower mount hole and cut two steel plates, drilled them, and welded in some 5/8" pins I picked up at the tractor store. As for a mirror I picked up a advance auto store mirror for $10 and drilled and tapped a broken mirror mount from my parts box. Total with paint, mirror, hardware, and weather stripping was $50.