I bet jscherb could build one of these. But better.
I'd like to hear from him about the viability of a kit.
Yes I could build one. You can decide if it would be better or not, but I'd probably include more features, like swappable hard sides/roll-up soft sides like I did with my Safari Cab hardtops
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Do you want my opinion on technical viability or market viability?
There's no question of technical viability. There's nothing about the hardtop that I haven't already done as part of the JK and LJ Safari Cab projects. It's a lot of work to build molds for a custom hardtop, but other than the amount of work required, there are no technical issues I haven't already solved at least once, so doing the hardtop wouldn't be a new challenge.
A tub/frame extension is very possible to do; I'd do a bolt-on rear frame extension using a MOPAR factory rear crossmember and some rectangular tubing, I've already looked at the feasibility of that project. Using a MOPAR crossmember in the rear would ensure any factory or aftermarket components that bolt to the factory frame would also bolt to the extended frame. I'd do a tub extension in fiberglass, I'd use MOPAR replacement tub corner sheet metal as the beginning of a mold master for the extension, it wouldn't be all that much different from the tub end panel master work I did that turned into part of the Dinoot Jeep-tub trailer kit (a few pictures below). The fiberglass design would include reinforcement and mounting points onto the frame extension to give everything the necessary rigidity.
So technical feasibility - no issues, it's just a matter of doing the work.
Market feasibility? Would enough of them be sold to make the effort worthwhile? Discuss....
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