Hard top search ?

Very nice find, love the bullet holes.

 

Im very happy with my hartop aswell. I think the added weight is a plus. It helps smooth out the ride and more weight in the back is better for plowing anyway. and its not like it weighs all that much anyway.

 

Thanks for all the replies everyone...Managed to get it loose today inbetween morning and afternoon turkey hunts. Everything is in just as good shape is it appeared. I don't think the doors could be anymore solid. Heck, the weatherstrip is still there.

The top bolts included regular,phillips, 1/2,7/16,3/8,10mm,3 rivets and those lovely square nuts. I should have just drug my whole tool box outside to the trailer.

I have to remove the front roll bar to get it swapped...I think I might just build a brand new roll bar.

 

many tend to overlook the tops used on M38 and M38A1 military jeeps. they are the same basic body and they fit quite well. i currently have an aluminum military top on my 1966 cj5a. mounted right on it with no issues. super light weight so no problems there either.

 

The M38 artic top is by far the best option out there readily available for flatties. No worries about weight on those as the only weight is in the doors. Easy way to tell the difference between flatty and a 5 is that a flatty will be about 4 inches narrower at the windshield and a 5 is square when looking down at the top from above. A flatty M38 top uses a straight up non hinge windshield frame and a 5 or M38A1 top uses the stock windshield.

 

Grinnergetter- not sure how far that junkyard is from you and whether or not their prices were good, but, just to the side of the CJ5 you grabbed, is a postal jeep. Couldn't tell what all was left on it or the year/model, but you might think of going back and stripping it for the valuable parts: fenders, steering column, wiper motor and linkage, 11" brakes etc. If you don't use the stuff yourself, it's good trading material.

 

There were 3 of the postal style....the yard was just sold to what I think is a national type company. They now have a list of prices behind the counter. The same guys are behind the counter and they said they are willing to deal....Sooooo, I know my bump and dent Fords pretty well but Jeeps...not so much.

What are the hard to come by things? Also, do the postals have upgrades applicable to the Cj5's?

 

Mostly you want 11" backing plates off the axles. There is also some call for steering columns.

 

Thanks Daryl, I'll have a look next time I'm there.