Lets see some pics and hear some ideas about chopping the tops on the newer 4 door runners. I've seen plenty of bobbed and chopped 1st gens allready, I want to see how creative people are getting with the latter runners.

The 90-95s are getting so cheap now I've been itching to get one and cut the back window portion out. Those windows tend to get hit by trees on the trail anyway and it'd be a good way to shed some top heavy weight. Thinking I'd make a soft top for the back portion to keep the elements out when needed and use the original rear roll up window as the back window.

Kevo

 

this is by far my favorite 2nd gen runner

i thought i was going to do this and even started a thread but sadly no funds
google images turns up quite a few
and mossyrocks on pirate i think did a amazing 3rd gen here is the link to the build thread
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/toyot...p-top-exo.html
if i could have any truck that somebody else built it would defiantly be his for sure, great fab work

 

lots of pics out there...give the search a shot

 

My brothers rig, he's on here somewhere, Jewls is his user name. Anyway, be ready to spend a lot of time capping the cut sections. He made a soft top that rolls up or down when desired. Used first gen roll bar and tied it into front int cage. Wish i had better pics fer ya.

 

Here are some

 

^ hows it do in the rain?
thats pretty slick btw

 

Does fine in the rain, engineered it like the wrangler/samurai tops so it's a good fit in the roof.
And thanks!

 

Sweet! Thats almost exactly what I was thinking of doing! Any reason why you didn't use the back glass?

Hows the noise level when your drivin on the highway? Is it much noisier than when it was uncut?

Thanks!
Kevo

 

cool some body on here , cant remember the name, had a silver one with a soft top that looked pretty good but he said it leaked in hard rains, i think he was one of the first to do a chop

 

Didnt want the glass cause I wanted it open. Had a first gen, loved it, rolled it, then wanted 4 doors so did the swap, and wanted the openess like the first gen. And I can still put the seats down and sleep back there if needed, the tire mount comes out with quick release pins, and looking to put a removable third row seat for booze cruises.

The noise isn't bad at all with the top on, but I guess worse with the top open or down. But still now bad at all.
Wouldn't change a thing.

 

I know this isn't a 2nd gen but its one of my favorite chop jobs that I have seen. It is on here somewhere but I can't find it right now.

 

thats cubuff4runner
mossyrunner did a sick chop on a 3rd gen runner also

 

cubuff and mossy have defiantly "inspired me" to whenever i decide to get a new truck i am defiantly get at least a 2nd gen runner but if i can afford a 3rd gen ill do it instead and chop it i love the chopped runners wish toyota would make them like that in the first place while retaining the four doors

 

Where can you get the rag tops at?

 

The guys have them custom made

 

Where do they have them made at? If you know @Dreidel

 

That I do not know but I bet you could go to a place that recovers seats or anybody that can work with fabric could do it when I do mine I don't plan on doing the soft top but I'm not for sure yet

 

try your local boat shop

 

Once I get a place with a garage Im for sure doing this. South Florida isn't a good place to stay dry. I wanna make a 3rd row removable bench that I can make face either forward or backwards..depending on the day

 

here's 11 pages of Chopped 4runners: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/toyot...er-thread.html