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Has anyone on here done it? I've done a lot of searching. I'm wanting pics of the pillar still intact like the fsb's and what people have done to mold them into the curve where the window was. Basically I want to keep the pillar behind the door to run a soft top and have the same flow as the big bronco's rails. Any pics anyone has no matter how it was done would be appreciated. I want a plan before I just start cutting. She's no longer my dd and I now have a tow rig, so I'm going to start really tearing into it
 


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It's been done, I've seen it. I think there was a yellow one on here, not that that helps much.
 

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I like the way this guy set his up, although he doesn't have ranger rails, but it doesn't leave any options for any kind of top. I would be fine with some kind of custom "safari bikini" aka the one that covers the rear tOo. Its a family wheeler, and I have a small child, so it would be nice to have some kind of shade. Also I like fall and winter wheeling, so I would like to at least feel the heater going. It just looks so sexxy eb style like that
 
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I'm thinking you could get a soft top going on that thing.

It's not all that different from the TJ's setup.
 

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About the same as a eb more then tj. Need some sort of windsheild channel and doorframes
 

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found this on explorer forums
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I saw one in the parking lot of a swap meet, Ranger bed rails, tailgate and back of the cab. It was chopped behind the B pillar which pretty much made a standard cab Ranger with a super short box that was all one peice with the cab... I suppose kinda like a Ridgeline.

The paint matched and was faded, not a new project... somebody did a good job.
 

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I think it would be sexy if you cut behind the B pillar and angled it towards the back then into a mini bed with a tailgate. then cage it shaped like an suv and put on a soft top. It would take a lot of work but it would look sweet.


BTW if that paragraph make no sense I had a long day at work.....
 

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i want that red one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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