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Old 01-01-2016, 08:44 AM
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Good job. Would you do anything different now that you are done?
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I'll share this in case folks are looking for alternative ideas and have access to the special fabrication equipment to make it happen. I helped a friend of mine some in building one for his wife's Jeep (which means he did the work while I took pictures, LOL). He wanted one that followed the curved lines of the Jeep body. It took a special tubing bender, but the finished product came out really nice.

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That windsheild frame is not a straight line ...



Yes, some of the curves on a Jeep are this much ...











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Old 01-01-2016, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by xkid
Good job. Would you do anything different now that you are done?
Yes i would have spent more time on the rear supports posts i love it cant wait to use it.

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Old 01-01-2016, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Doiron
I'll share this in case folks are looking for alternative ideas and have access to the special fabrication equipment to make it happen. I helped a friend of mine some in building one for his wife's Jeep (which means he did the work while I took pictures, LOL). He wanted one that followed the curved lines of the Jeep body. It took a special tubing bender, but the finished product came out really nice. The tubing bender ... That windsheild frame is not a straight line ... Yes, some of the curves on a Jeep are this much ... The finished project ...
That looks pretty good we didnt have a tube bender but i really like how his is contoured to the roof line.

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Built my own too. Mounts to Yakima sliders and can be moved forward and back
Attachment 633220
That's just about perfect for me. I would like to build one also. Could you or someone tell me the part number for the sliders,the yakima site is confusing,and i don't know what sliders are.
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