http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/988374465.html

That
looks
horrible.

 

I just threw up.

 

Would make a good parts truck...as long as you didn't need a decent cab lol.

 

I'd rock it!

 

as in pelting it,right?

 

I would drive it if it was free.

 

or any other parts off it..

those rims are worth more than the truck!

 

Trucks aren't meant to be topless.

Chevy SSR comes to mind. Epic fail.

 

This was my first reaction when I saw the truck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=964uC...eature=related

 

I love the "has removable soft top" part. It looks like a tarp and bungy cords. LOL

 

thats not that bad, looks like he rolled it and made the best of it, id drive it

 

i think it is a tarp with bungee cords.....

 

Is the tarp DOT approved? What about the bungee cords?

Might be safer tying it down with a clevis hooked tow rope lol.

 

i beg to differ, early broncos, ramchargers, blazers all look good without their tops on. even though the fullsize broncos have a roof over the cab, i'd also consider them. there is a guy or two in my city who owns a convertible dakota. it's a first or second gen, reg cab/longbed, 4x4. it looks good.

i remember when the whole sport truck scene started. there was a kit you could buy. either a convertible top kit or a targa top incase you wanted to keep the back of the cab intact.

 

Are you all kidding me? That thing is sweet. Re-paint it, lower it, and have yourself a an around town 'attention getter' that can still get the job done when it comes to hauling stuff in the back. I'd totally rock it if I lived in a 'summer' state like FL or CA.

 

I wanna cry for that Ranger.

 

I have nothing against someone wanting to make a truck a convertable, but this particular truck looks to be in pretty rough shape. I would worry about the mechanicals after seeing the condition of the body in those pics. The truck is only a grand, sure... but how much more would you need to spend on it after you bought it?

 

I seen one on the net somewhere, The hard top was removable, The guy did a pretty good job on it.

 

I know all about them. The convertible kit is called the Ratical soft top. They are CRAP. They leak and dont fit right and were super expensive.

The Dakotas were a factory option and they are stupid rare. Broncos share parts/frames with F150s, 4runners with SR5 pickups and Blazers with Sierras. It's also not the roof that comes off over the driver and passenger, it's simply a lift off top that removes from the rear seat and cargo area, so technically, it isn't a topless truck, it's an SUV that converts to a pick up truck...but has an open back wall.

Targa kits also suck. They leak and don't fit right.

I know lots of guys in the minitruck scene that have or have had Ratical or targa kits and they hate them.

 

hes asking for 1000.
i got mine for 500

 

older blazers had the entire roof come off (pre 80's). i owned an 85 bronk. i know that only the back half came off. as for those kits, i only remember seeing them in the mags, i had no knowledge about them. i was told that the dakotas were factory. they weren't called suvs back in the day, they were called orvs. suv was coined in the late 80's early 90's

 

yea my dad had a 91 bronco and i always tried to convince him to take the top off but he was trippin that if we did it would leak or somethin ... even though our neighbor had an 89 and took his off every summer.