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Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:44 am
by Todd
It looks good on mine too and my favorite part about it is the fact that it's paid for. I'm afraid I'd have to add too much to boot for one of those steel one. It does look good though.

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:54 pm
by Middlebury_Pinz
It looks really good!

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:55 pm
by TechMOGogy
How does front top seal with the front door tops?
Any close up pictures of that seal?

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:30 pm
by Andre
the front door tops seal against the stock front door jam. My cap attaches to the stock bow support. Why rebuild what works.

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:34 pm
by TechMOGogy
Andre wrote:Ive got 2 more bumpers to get out and 2 trucks to finish assembly. My truck is due for new canvas and that is when I will be working on the hardtop set up as the metal should cost 25% of the cost of new canvas(labor not included).

As for the serbian window wagon. I like it! Wish I had the same level of composite fabrication skills as I do Metal.
for interest sake I messaged the guy from the video
"Roofs are from 1mm steel sheet and side panels are from plexiglass."

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:12 am
by Andre
this is how it came out with RV windows

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:38 am
by EmbarkChief
That looks great!

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:57 am
by transalpian
Agreed, it looks fantastic!

Are we still talking $1200 to $1600 as shown with the windows? Do you need the truck to fab these or are the trucks "similar enough"?

I have a particular interest in just the rear door section, allowing a full-height door that can be operated from the inside.

We probably need to talk...

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 4:01 pm
by TechMOGogy
I like the rear windows on yours better than the massive plexi on the Serbian hardtop

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:14 pm
by Andre
i can build the front top and rear top for $1600. The labor involved to make these side and rear panels correctly and last as long as the truck, runs closer to $3200 RAW (no windows, no powder coating, no tool box locks, no hinges with air shocks, you install.) but they ship flat and most trucks are close enough to make work.

*Notice to Potential Buyers*

If you have rolled your truck over on its side or top, or backed into a tree or other stationary object, You may need to have any distortion in the body and roll members corrected prior to fitting up parts.
This includes: front end damage that changes the door fitment or windshield alignment, bowed out side panels, twisted bow supports, festering rust under the skin of the roll members.

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:49 pm
by Andre
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Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:53 am
by muttandjeeps
Top looks great Andre!

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:23 am
by Andre
Ok. I've been doing some math. If I can get at least 6 purchase commitments(Deposits). I can purchase the bender needed to build these from home at a cost of $2800 per each 5 piece Set(front top, rear top, 2 side panels, and 1 rear panel with door top)

This price would only be for the first 6 purchasers of the hard top kits. The price gets you the panels, for a 710m, in raw form. So you can paint, install windows, weather strip, etc. on your own time if you don't have the budget to have me do it for you.

I haven't built hard sides for a 712 yet, But I believe it can be done at a price proportional to the materials needed.

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 8:22 pm
by GadgetPhreak
This is definitely along the lines of what I will want you to build for me Andre, per our Facebook Messenger conversations.

I would like Aluminum and will want to do a roof rack at the same time. I need to think through how I want to do gear management and may want to have you integrate externally accessible storage somewhere in the design...

This is going to be expensive. :shock: but awesome! :mrgreen:

Ben

Re: Fat Fabrications hard sides and roof

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:59 pm
by Andre
aluminum always is.