A little update. Trekker is getting kicked out of the garage again. Something about my wife wanting the space so she can use it to stain some trim for the house
oh well gotta give a little sometimes...
So I have gone through a couple of pieces of plexiglass on the back hatch and lexan is way too much. Got a piece of 16 guage or so aluminum from a friend of mine and got to thinking that it might work to use as a frame for the back window which has been a constant pain as far as leaking. Am hoping that what I came up with will help solve it.
Took the frame off and tried to clean it up:
ground off all the old crap and painted it with some rustoleum though I do have a spot that needs to be welded:
Used the cracked back window as a template:
What I ended up with:
I did leave enough aluminum that I can make the opening bigger which is mine plan. The plexi I have seems to be kind of old, kept cracking even when trying to cut it. I ran out of time tonight for paint so I did rough it up with a wire wheel in preparation for paint sometime soon....
Eventually I would like to come up with a way to totally redo the rear hatch, maybe even do some kind of ambulance door type arrangement that would get the lip of the rear down to the cargo floor level. Trekkers came with about a 4-6" lip that makes getting stuff in and out a pain...