Bill Gillies

Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada. Not
sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a hardtop be
used with a fiberglass tub?

Thanks,
Bill

Carl

Mike R, a frequent poster here replaced his 86 CJ-7's original body with a
'glass one in (I think) 2000. AFAIK, he loves it, and AFAIK, it has seen
some pretty serious action, surviving where a metal body would have been
crumpled. He will probably chime in here with his reccomendation.

HTH

Carl




"Bill Gillies" <bgillies@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:6wu1h.12490$cz.204934@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada.
> Not sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a
> hardtop be used with a fiberglass tub?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>

Carl

Mike R, a frequent poster here replaced his 86 CJ-7's original body with a
'glass one in (I think) 2000. AFAIK, he loves it, and AFAIK, it has seen
some pretty serious action, surviving where a metal body would have been
crumpled. He will probably chime in here with his reccomendation.

HTH

Carl




"Bill Gillies" <bgillies@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:6wu1h.12490$cz.204934@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada.
> Not sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a
> hardtop be used with a fiberglass tub?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>

Carl

Mike R, a frequent poster here replaced his 86 CJ-7's original body with a
'glass one in (I think) 2000. AFAIK, he loves it, and AFAIK, it has seen
some pretty serious action, surviving where a metal body would have been
crumpled. He will probably chime in here with his reccomendation.

HTH

Carl




"Bill Gillies" <bgillies@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:6wu1h.12490$cz.204934@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada.
> Not sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a
> hardtop be used with a fiberglass tub?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>

Earle Horton

Mike lives in Canada too, which has a lot to do with the steel vs.
fiberglass issue. Rust never sleeps.

Earle

"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:Yc2dnUFda8jtQtvYnZ2dnUVZ_oednZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Mike R, a frequent poster here replaced his 86 CJ-7's original body with a
> 'glass one in (I think) 2000. AFAIK, he loves it, and AFAIK, it has seen
> some pretty serious action, surviving where a metal body would have been
> crumpled. He will probably chime in here with his reccomendation.
>
> HTH
>
> Carl
>
>
>
>
> "Bill Gillies" <bgillies@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:6wu1h.12490$cz.204934@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada.
> > Not sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a
> > hardtop be used with a fiberglass tub?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> >
>
>



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Earle Horton

Mike lives in Canada too, which has a lot to do with the steel vs.
fiberglass issue. Rust never sleeps.

Earle

"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:Yc2dnUFda8jtQtvYnZ2dnUVZ_oednZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Mike R, a frequent poster here replaced his 86 CJ-7's original body with a
> 'glass one in (I think) 2000. AFAIK, he loves it, and AFAIK, it has seen
> some pretty serious action, surviving where a metal body would have been
> crumpled. He will probably chime in here with his reccomendation.
>
> HTH
>
> Carl
>
>
>
>
> "Bill Gillies" <bgillies@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:6wu1h.12490$cz.204934@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada.
> > Not sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a
> > hardtop be used with a fiberglass tub?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> >
>
>



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Earle Horton

Mike lives in Canada too, which has a lot to do with the steel vs.
fiberglass issue. Rust never sleeps.

Earle

"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:Yc2dnUFda8jtQtvYnZ2dnUVZ_oednZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Mike R, a frequent poster here replaced his 86 CJ-7's original body with a
> 'glass one in (I think) 2000. AFAIK, he loves it, and AFAIK, it has seen
> some pretty serious action, surviving where a metal body would have been
> crumpled. He will probably chime in here with his reccomendation.
>
> HTH
>
> Carl
>
>
>
>
> "Bill Gillies" <bgillies@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:6wu1h.12490$cz.204934@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada.
> > Not sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a
> > hardtop be used with a fiberglass tub?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> >
>
>



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Mike Romain

As others have mentioned, I got tired of the rust so went 'glass nose to
tail and love it!

A gent out near Kingston Ontario makes them in his back garage and I am
really happy with mine after having it on for 7 years. I have an email
contact and phone number for him still I think. I will check if you
want.

'Everything' fits on. I have a hard top, hard doors, soft top and soft
doors and it all fits just like it should. I am impressed. I do know
that half the battle with fit is having the body mounts set at the
proper heights because it's a given the stock frame is going to be
tweaked.

I even got my stock 'Laredo' chrome grill to fit into the one piece
front flip clip. It took very little 'tweaking'.

It is a 'very' solid body. The two 3/8" thick shells are cored with 1"
marine plywood with diamond plate sandwiched in the firewall where the
steering and pedals attach. The sides are filled with foam.

It makes for one insanely light Jeep when going top and doorless so it
goes like a scalded cat.

I opted for no back door and made a frame under the rear fenders out of
angle iron to tie my stock tire rack down to the body/frame mounts so it
doesn't hang off the 'glass tub, it just bolts through it. I have a
rack on it for gear and it is solid.

I checked into the aluminum ones made by the houseboat folks I think in
BC, but there are far too many electrolysis issues between AL and steel
for me to even think about it. 'Everything' has to be isolate or it
burns through the aluminum. Not for this kid, I want to get away from
the rust....

All the used steel ones I looked at, even YJ ones will fit, were already
rusted to some extent. Same deal, I was 'not' starting out with rust.

Now if they only made a carbon fiber frame......

Here are some shots of my CJ build:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4292105877

If you look at the bottom right of the page, it links to my other albums
where you can see the Jeep and lots of others from this newsgroup in
action.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Bill Gillies wrote:
>
> Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada. Not
> sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a hardtop be
> used with a fiberglass tub?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

Mike Romain

As others have mentioned, I got tired of the rust so went 'glass nose to
tail and love it!

A gent out near Kingston Ontario makes them in his back garage and I am
really happy with mine after having it on for 7 years. I have an email
contact and phone number for him still I think. I will check if you
want.

'Everything' fits on. I have a hard top, hard doors, soft top and soft
doors and it all fits just like it should. I am impressed. I do know
that half the battle with fit is having the body mounts set at the
proper heights because it's a given the stock frame is going to be
tweaked.

I even got my stock 'Laredo' chrome grill to fit into the one piece
front flip clip. It took very little 'tweaking'.

It is a 'very' solid body. The two 3/8" thick shells are cored with 1"
marine plywood with diamond plate sandwiched in the firewall where the
steering and pedals attach. The sides are filled with foam.

It makes for one insanely light Jeep when going top and doorless so it
goes like a scalded cat.

I opted for no back door and made a frame under the rear fenders out of
angle iron to tie my stock tire rack down to the body/frame mounts so it
doesn't hang off the 'glass tub, it just bolts through it. I have a
rack on it for gear and it is solid.

I checked into the aluminum ones made by the houseboat folks I think in
BC, but there are far too many electrolysis issues between AL and steel
for me to even think about it. 'Everything' has to be isolate or it
burns through the aluminum. Not for this kid, I want to get away from
the rust....

All the used steel ones I looked at, even YJ ones will fit, were already
rusted to some extent. Same deal, I was 'not' starting out with rust.

Now if they only made a carbon fiber frame......

Here are some shots of my CJ build:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4292105877

If you look at the bottom right of the page, it links to my other albums
where you can see the Jeep and lots of others from this newsgroup in
action.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Bill Gillies wrote:
>
> Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada. Not
> sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a hardtop be
> used with a fiberglass tub?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill

Mike Romain

As others have mentioned, I got tired of the rust so went 'glass nose to
tail and love it!

A gent out near Kingston Ontario makes them in his back garage and I am
really happy with mine after having it on for 7 years. I have an email
contact and phone number for him still I think. I will check if you
want.

'Everything' fits on. I have a hard top, hard doors, soft top and soft
doors and it all fits just like it should. I am impressed. I do know
that half the battle with fit is having the body mounts set at the
proper heights because it's a given the stock frame is going to be
tweaked.

I even got my stock 'Laredo' chrome grill to fit into the one piece
front flip clip. It took very little 'tweaking'.

It is a 'very' solid body. The two 3/8" thick shells are cored with 1"
marine plywood with diamond plate sandwiched in the firewall where the
steering and pedals attach. The sides are filled with foam.

It makes for one insanely light Jeep when going top and doorless so it
goes like a scalded cat.

I opted for no back door and made a frame under the rear fenders out of
angle iron to tie my stock tire rack down to the body/frame mounts so it
doesn't hang off the 'glass tub, it just bolts through it. I have a
rack on it for gear and it is solid.

I checked into the aluminum ones made by the houseboat folks I think in
BC, but there are far too many electrolysis issues between AL and steel
for me to even think about it. 'Everything' has to be isolate or it
burns through the aluminum. Not for this kid, I want to get away from
the rust....

All the used steel ones I looked at, even YJ ones will fit, were already
rusted to some extent. Same deal, I was 'not' starting out with rust.

Now if they only made a carbon fiber frame......

Here are some shots of my CJ build:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=4292105877

If you look at the bottom right of the page, it links to my other albums
where you can see the Jeep and lots of others from this newsgroup in
action.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Bill Gillies wrote:
>
> Replacing the tub on my 85 CJ-7 and am looking for suppliers in Canada. Not
> sure what type to choose yet, aluminium, steel or glass??? Can a hardtop be
> used with a fiberglass tub?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill