K5 rear window glass converted to plexiglass canopy style

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So plexiglass came in. I used a 18 tpi carbide diablo blade to cut it. It's 1/4" thick. It turned out very clean. Just taped it in to check fit. Going to install hinges tommorow. Found some real heavy duty ones. I'll finish sanding and fill in the holes after I get hinges on.
Just have to figure out a latch.
 

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Bit of a crazy thought, but in the future I suppose you could get fancy and weld bits from a burb cab on.. I could not imagine the labor and skill that would be needed to make it all work and look cleanish..

But the thought of a 2 door, short wheel base "k5 burban" with rear barn doors sounds pretty badass to me.


^ this guy.
Had i not decided i wanna go full bikini top on my "k5ton" i would do barn doors on it!
 

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So got it half way in. Got holes in roof drilled. Found out there is metal in the roof. Made it a pain in ass drilling through. It's at a different angle as the slope of the top. Going to have to get die grinder in there and make it so I can get the hinges at the correct angle. Had to grind some on the hinges so it will lift up high enough.
 

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So got it half way in. Got holes in roof drilled. Found out there is metal in the roof. Made it a pain in ass drilling through. It's at a different angle as the slope of the top. Going to have to get die grinder in there and make it so I can get the hinges at the correct angle. Had to grind some on the hinges so it will lift up high enough.
Get some backing bracketing like a door frame is to a door that rests the pexi flat on when closed, flush if you want a locking mechansim of some kind, and then you can use weather stripping all the way around on that bracketing. THen, on the pexi, have a edge perimeter flashing kind of weather stripping so air and water dont fight inward to the cab. Also, from experience, you may want to support that pexi with a sturdy metal or even composite rod across the lenght to keep it from bowing in the center and putting stress on your hinges. it will want to do that at that length
 

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