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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: The Landy Guy on June 21, 2007, 00:09:32

Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: The Landy Guy on June 21, 2007, 00:09:32: Truck Cab?

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m304/Paul-buliimore/10thdec-01.jpg)

Or Hard Top

(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m304/Paul-buliimore/DSC00199.jpg)

:P
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Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 21, 2007, 00:11:18: i had a hard top, now i have a truck cab :D
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: Steven on June 21, 2007, 00:11:36: Erm, can I just ask what are you using it for (eventually) ?

lol!
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: The Landy Guy on June 21, 2007, 00:29:12: Quote from: "mark.yellow.series.3"
i had a hard top, now i have a truck cab :D

i have both just wondered what people prefer
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: Steven on June 21, 2007, 00:30:29: Quote from: "91Steven"
Erm, can I just ask what are you using it for (eventually) ?

lol!
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: The Landy Guy on June 21, 2007, 00:30:38: Quote from: "91Steven"
Erm, can I just ask what are you using it for (eventually) ?

lol!

road n off road
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: Steven on June 21, 2007, 00:32:40: I think you should have it as a hard top as then you keep all goodies/equipment etc dry and "safe".
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: The Landy Guy on June 21, 2007, 01:08:25: yeah wht i was thinking

i think the cab will come back on at some points!!!!
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Post by: MattMatt on June 21, 2007, 10:47:03: Most offroaders/trials have cabs - better view all round and easier access to ropes and other goodies

Having said that I use a hardtop otherwise the dog tends to make a break for it at traffic lights. (Not cool having a Great Dane 'investigating' another dog/bitch in the middle of town when it should be in the truck!!!!!)

I can't be arsed to change it all the time so the hardtop stays on - it's better for the roofrack as well!
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Post by: Robbo on June 21, 2007, 14:32:41: I love my stationwagon, but wouldn't mind a soft top, so I suppose stay with the hard top...
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Post by: hobbit on June 21, 2007, 15:11:42: I Prefer soft tops, easier to whip it off in the good weather :)
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Post by: Little-Green-Machine on June 21, 2007, 17:03:52: i just like the looks of truck cabs
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: Jim-Willy on June 21, 2007, 18:43:33: Rag tops rule.........

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/jim-willy/ragtop2.jpg)

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/jim-willy/4-feb-07.jpg)

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/jim-willy/bucket.jpg)
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: Bob Ajob on June 24, 2007, 21:47:18: Truckcab

Was going to link to a picture, though the gallery is down at the mo...
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Post by: Welshbreed on June 25, 2007, 22:39:27: I prefer rag tops, but I aint got one, so truck cab for the winter (quicker to heat up in), rag top/less for the summer, and hard top for work, side windows for expeditions, holidays etc.

inother words... everything
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Post by: Bob Ajob on June 27, 2007, 21:04:18: If you are deciding against a truckcab, there's someone after one in the wanted part of the forum that'll probably buy it:
linky (http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=45216)
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: electricbluebadger on June 27, 2007, 22:23:30: Quote from: "The Landy Guy"

i have both just wondered what people prefer

Whos gonna be driving it???

You or 'The people' :)

Cheers Steve
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Post by: The Landy Guy on June 27, 2007, 23:03:33: me of course its MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: The Landy Guy on June 27, 2007, 23:04:26: haha i just clicked on what you ment!!!!

lol i like both thats the problem
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Post by: danielh89 on June 27, 2007, 23:16:01: build a king cab!!
you can have a bit of both that way :D
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Post by: Steven on June 27, 2007, 23:29:52: Quote from: "danielh89"
build a king cab!!
you can have a bit of both that way :D

Do you mean like extend the cab already there?
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Post by: danielh89 on June 28, 2007, 09:21:27: yea like a double cab with no back doors and not quite as long.
i will try and find a pic
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Post by: TDi90 on June 29, 2007, 09:44:27: how do you make a king cab then?
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Post by: The Landy Guy on June 29, 2007, 12:00:14: yeah got any pics?
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Post by: danielh89 on June 29, 2007, 18:56:57: not got any of a series infact i can only find one and its a 90 but the idea is the same.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a235/danielh89/greenlaneing1-1-07012.jpg)
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a235/danielh89/ABCD0001.jpg)

basicly you can eather shorten a hard top or stretch a truck cab.

a streched truck cab looks better IMO but a bit more work involved.
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Post by: The Landy Guy on July 01, 2007, 16:20:32: looks pretty cool but with not much of the rear open seems a bit pointless!
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Post by: Range Rover Blues on July 15, 2007, 18:53:01: I've seen on on here somewhere that used the normal truck cab like yours but made it about 8" longer with a window behind the door, looked cool. Though if pushed I'd rather have a hard top or a soft top, keep the pooches in and the back end covered.
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: The Landy Guy on July 15, 2007, 19:13:13: yeah
Title: Opinions...... Which do you prefer?
Post by: boss on July 22, 2007, 23:10:40: theres a good "kingcab" on the scorpion racing website, im making a fitted treadplate box to go in the truck bed for mine out of 7mm thick alli, should be good enough to stop stuff getting nicked! that king cab stuff is too much work for what its worth, i would say if you were doing alot of off-road driving go with the truck as theres less body work to damage but if not go for the hard top. also in a hard top all the recovery gear you have is in the same place as you, so if you were to take a tumble in your series you could end up with a hilift jack in your face.
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Post by: TBM on July 23, 2007, 01:59:12: I'm currently in the process of making a small 'kingcab' that lifts off quickly and stores on the back giving me the option of going 'topless' and folding the screen down.

I've just finished shortening the sides of 88" roof, down to about 15" behind the doors. I'll be fitting a new bulkhead cross member later in the week, then can set about shortening the roof. Ultimately I'll be fitting a pair of windows in the sides (I'll use the same LR ones as they have in the back as I don't fancy paying Â£80 for some I've seen on websites)

Found the soft tops (full 109 first and then an bikini/fume curtain arrangement) a right pain in the arse to take off and on, and by the time I'd undone clips, ropes and unhooked the front I'd invariably lost all the sun. It was even more difficult to get back on and there were always holes, gaps and clips I'd missed everytime I tried. My 'kingcab' will give me a bit more warmth and security, and by undoing a few toggle catches will enable me to enjoy the summer (!) without all the associated soft top pipe work getting in the way!