I've been looking into buy a Land Rover of late and I was wanting a 109 pick up that I could add a canopy to later. I recently looked at a series IIa 109. It was a three door, the roof of the cab and back was a single piece. How hard (and expensive) would it be to find a roof/back window assembly to use it as a pick up? Is that even possible?
jeremy
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ANDYD
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Hi,
The great thing about Land Rovers is they are like big "Mecano" sets!
Yes you could take off the roof and sides and find your self a truck cab to install instead. The down side of course is everything in the back gets wet!
Not too sure of the availability of Truck cabs here in Canada, there would be lots in the UK but then shipping would be costly.
Check out these old sales brochures to see all the different formats that are possible...
http://www.car-brochures.eu/landroverbrochures.htm
Maybe post a few "parts wanted" ad's and see whats out there?
Cheers,
Andy
The great thing about Land Rovers is they are like big "Mecano" sets!
Yes you could take off the roof and sides and find your self a truck cab to install instead. The down side of course is everything in the back gets wet!
Not too sure of the availability of Truck cabs here in Canada, there would be lots in the UK but then shipping would be costly.
Check out these old sales brochures to see all the different formats that are possible...
http://www.car-brochures.eu/landroverbrochures.htm
Maybe post a few "parts wanted" ad's and see whats out there?
Cheers,
Andy
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jeremyillingworth
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Not that quick and simple, with two men it would take 4-5 hours to convert back and forth would not be that practical.
Another option with the truck cab is a canvas top on the pick up bed.
This would be easier to remove for carrying larger loads,
Another option with the truck cab is a canvas top on the pick up bed.
This would be easier to remove for carrying larger loads,
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cloud7071
109
how about a 110 with pickup cab installed and a full canvas top for the rear
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jeremyillingworth
What I really want is a pick up with a seperate rigid canopy for the back, like a north american style pick up. But that does not appear to be an option. I'm leaning towards security more than hauling dirt so I may go with a three door. But the canvas top looks so cool. How water tight are they?
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Canvas tops are about as watertight as the hard tops. This is not an endorsement of the waterproofing on the canvas, but more of an admission that most hard tops leak like a sieve and collect condensation when not actually leaking...
Canvas is often quieter, as it isn't as prone to the drumming that often happens with a hard top. To stop the condensation and the drumming a lot of folk line the inside of the hard top with indoor-outdoor carpet or other insulating material.
In regard to removing the hard top, a 109 is heavier than an 88 top. I haven't removed a 109 top, but I can tell you that with my Series IIa 88" and Peter T's lightweight, the tops are on and off regularly -- Peter's every spring and fall and he runs with just a bikini top rolled up in the cubby box during the summertime. It is a 2 man (3 preferably) to actually lift on/off, and then about an hour's work for 1 person to get it all bolted in place. If you do it a few times, and had a few pulleys rigged to your garage roof, you could get good at it and be less than an hour all in, even with just one person.
I would still be keeping your eyes open for a pickup top, although just about everyone with an 88 or 109 would be happy to have one, so it may be hard to find.
Dave
Canvas is often quieter, as it isn't as prone to the drumming that often happens with a hard top. To stop the condensation and the drumming a lot of folk line the inside of the hard top with indoor-outdoor carpet or other insulating material.
In regard to removing the hard top, a 109 is heavier than an 88 top. I haven't removed a 109 top, but I can tell you that with my Series IIa 88" and Peter T's lightweight, the tops are on and off regularly -- Peter's every spring and fall and he runs with just a bikini top rolled up in the cubby box during the summertime. It is a 2 man (3 preferably) to actually lift on/off, and then about an hour's work for 1 person to get it all bolted in place. If you do it a few times, and had a few pulleys rigged to your garage roof, you could get good at it and be less than an hour all in, even with just one person.
I would still be keeping your eyes open for a pickup top, although just about everyone with an 88 or 109 would be happy to have one, so it may be hard to find.
Dave
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