What should I do? Need some input

[Joe93]

Ok heres the deal I chopped off the top off the explorer. Now I'm having trouble deciding on what to do to finish it off. My original plan was to graft on part of a ranger cab and weld it in and call it good. Well the thing that is really slowing me down with this is My Welding skill are not really what I would call good. So A friend of mine said he would help me with it but he isnt really reliable. So im waiting on him to help me get this done. Also there would be a tone of work to get it to look clean and less like a really bad hack job. Or my other option was to do what Trckmajik was going to do to his old explorer. That is to make a canvas top with a vinyl window. I was going to go this way and scrap the other idea but i keep changing my mind. I picked up all of the stuff to make the canvas top for it for fairly cheap and have all the stuff. So if I go this way i could do this myself in a weekend and be done with it. But I can't really decide on what to do that is where you guys come in. Help me. I like both ways and they would both work for me. Which one looks better. I like that I could remove the canvas for good weather and put it back on for the crappy weather. So here are two pics with both options.

 

[410Fortune]

Canvas is cooler because then you can have the cab open to the bed like a 4 door bronco, easier to grab stuff out of the cooler plus you can still sleep/lay down back there and your bed size is not limited when you fold the back seat down

So I voted canvas, not Rabger

 

[FROADER]

Out of the choices I'd say canvas. I think I might end up doing mine like Russ Rubek did his though. His glass is still functional. I noticed that you have cut your rear hatch in half so not sure that's an option anymore.

 

[Trckmagik]

Hye! My old rig. I am partial to the canvas, but it would be very cool to see the ranger cab finished.

 

[FROADER]

How about both. Finish the ranger cab, then take the window out and get a canvas one made for it so you can remove it. Dead Link Removed

 

[Joe93]

I looked into doing that before i cut up the hatch and I think there would be more work in the hatch then the way I tried. It doesnt just fit in there. I dont know what to do. Im leaning towards the canvas but as usual i will change my mind

 

[Joe93]

That was an option I had thought of also putting a canvas window. Hope You don't mind i stole your pic Brian.

 

[410Fortune]

Sport Trac power window

 

[Nick_Good]

I vote for the canvas top. That would be nice during the summer.
Nick Good

 

[loco offroad]

canvas, thats what i am gonna do once i roll it. lol mine will be all attached to the cage somehow tho

 

[96limitedX]

i vote ragner cab...i dont like open tops..but thats me..i'm sure it will look great anyway you decide.

 

[Bruces expo]

yea what froader said ranger cab and then put the canvas over the rest and be done thats what i would do but thats me ? good luck

 

[sn0border88]

ranger cab with a tonnu cover. Badass. It is a hard decision caus both look sweet and the no top look in nice, but I love the way it looks now, it would be even better all cleaned up and painted.