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Making your own hard top!?

Dele16

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Just curious has anyone made a hard top and rear curtain for the humvee? Maybe out of plywood laid with fiberglass? Buying a kit is very pricey. Pics would be awesome! Thanks this is my m998!



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Milcommoguy

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The lighting on the holding tank thing is a little bit spooky, with some imagination.

Maybe a new battle logo,

CAMO
 
teteacher101

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Dele16 said:
Just curious has anyone made a hard top and rear curtain for the humvee? Maybe out of plywood laid with fiberglass? Buying a kit is very pricey. Pics would be awesome! Thanks this is my m998!

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I almost built one out of 1/8 aluminum with aluminium "trusses" under it for support as I have access to a shop to fab everything. I had done sketches for a two piece roof design and a one piece rear with a camper window in the center. My thought was I could say build 5 of them or whatever, an with making them in different pieces they would stack on a pallet easy for shipping. Unfortunately, I only got about as far as pricing materials though as I have taken on a extensive 67 Mustang Fastback Restoration for a friend of mine.
 
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I took a roof off a slantback and "modified" it to work on my 1988 M998 that came to me as a 4 man softop setup.
Lots of little tweaks and cuts but now its a permanent part of the truck aka it aint coming off !
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The back wall or "window" was a "iron curtain" from a online parts supplier that fit like absolute garbage, so we cut it up and made the bottom "flip up" n some military hinges
so I can have access into the truck to say haul some long 2x4's or whatever. I plan to basically daily drive this truck as use it as need b.
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Dele16

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JoeJrTheBarber said:
I took a roof off a slantback and "modified" it to work on my 1988 M998 that came to me as a 4 man softop setup.
Lots of little tweaks and cuts but now its a permanent part of the truck aka it aint coming off !
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The back wall or "window" was a "iron curtain" from a online parts supplier that fit like absolute garbage, so we cut it up and made the bottom "flip up" n some military hinges
so I can have access into the truck to say haul some long 2x4's or whatever. I plan to basically daily drive this truck as use it as need b.
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Looks awesome man! Also what size wheels and tires are those? And what wheel? Looks great


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I made mine from 1/16” plywood. I used steam to try and curve the sides. Once I had it all done I added fiberglass to it. Looking back, I would’ve preferred to make it out of aluminum sheets. At the time I did it money was an issue that’s why I went the route I did. PM me if you want more details.
 
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I have a M998 that has no c pillar and was a soft top. I'm going to cut down the b pillar 1/2" so there is no rise from windshield frame to b pillar. Found a shop that can use a press brake to form the radius on edges about 6". The issues is I can't find aluminum sheets wide enough in 1/8th inch. May have to seam middle with TIG. I can also just have it press braked at 45 degree angles but not thrilled with that look. Practicing now with tig on Alum.
 

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daveiaff said:
I have a M998 that has no c pillar and was a soft top. I'm going to cut down the b pillar 1/2" so there is no rise from windshield frame to b pillar. Found a shop that can use a press brake to form the radius on edges about 6". The issues is I can't find aluminum sheets wide enough in 1/8th inch. May have to seam middle with TIG. I can also just have it press braked at 45 degree angles but not thrilled with that look. Practicing now with tig on Alum.
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Slantback and aftermarket tops have a seam. You could make a fiberglass top without a seam... Go thick.

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JoeJrTheBarber

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If your going to cut up the "B" pillar you might as well replace it with a roll bar made out of some nice chrome moly tubing.
I thought of this after my top was completed :evil: ...
 
tobyS

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Dele16, Have you thought about making a soft top over a frame? I don't have a HMMWV but on my deuce and 5 ton I'm making new soft top from several layers of canvas and on the outside, ballistic nylon. Sandwiched in between the inner layers of canvas, I'm using foam sleeping mats.

The BN is black and so is the canvas I'm using, but I'm fairly sure the rattle can Rustoleum camo will work for color + then some waterproofing. I bought the deep forest green, earth brown and black and waterproofing, but have only experiments on small amount of nylon. It does stiffen some, but even heavy areas did not crack.

The straight lines of the HMMWV windshield seems ideal for stretching from point A to B and C.

I'm making about a 3" "duckbill" overhang on the front (steel attachment) and windows for better attachment and to get the darn water further out and have a drip edge.

The dark color of your beautiful truck with the black nylon would seem to match great with no coloring. Or just a light use of the flat black (the camo has a bit of blue I think) to take the sheen off the BN.
 
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i’ll post some here. when i built the frame i wasn’t planning on mounting it in a MT-1029 but that thought changed as i’m trying to replicate something that looks like its supposed to be there. That being said my frame is off by 1/4” so i’ll be putting another one together. traveling for work next week so i may not get to that until i return.
some of the modern conveniences are cup holders, usb charging, etc.
 
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