[FC] Rampside/Loadside Chrome and Tonneau Top

[Eric Kirven]

No, NO!!! LED tailights first. I want to be able todrive at night and not get run over. Oh the pain..... lol

Eric


--- On Fri, 9/5/08, Western Canada CORSA <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca> wrote:

> From: Western Canada CORSA <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca>
> Subject: Re: [FC] Rampside/Loadside Chrome and Tonneau Top
> To: corvanatics at corvair.org
> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 8:19 AM
> Darrell,
> 
> I'm right in the midst of adapting a fiberglass tonneau
> for my Rampside.
> I've gone a little nuts and I'm going to adapt a
> "Top Up" system.
> http://www.4are.com/product/topup/ The TopUp system
> isn't cheap, but the
> guys that make it were kind enough to send me one
> "short bed" scissor for
> the pass. side, and a long bed scissor for the drivers
> side.  The other
> option I came across were these lifts from Gaylord.
> http://www.gaylordslids.com/ I talked with their tech guys
> and they were
> willing to sell me just the hinges and linear actuators.
> 
> The Rampside is so unusual and rare, if you want a tonneau
> you'll either
> have to make it yourself, or have it made.  I bought the
> largest used
> fiberglass lid I could find, off an older full size PU.  We
> had to make it
> narrower by about 6" and taper it at the same time, as
> the RS bed is about
> 1.5" narrower in the rear than it is behind the cab. 
> Then we had to
> lengthen it about 6/8" just to make it fit.
> 
> If you're looking to do a hard tonneau let me know and
> I'll share the info I
> generated doing my research.  No point in reinventing the
> wheel eh?!
> 
> Regards,
> Joel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
> woofcorvair at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:00 PM
> To: corvanatics at corvair.org
> Subject: [FC] Rampside/Loadside Chrome and Tonneau Top
> 
> 
> Hello:
>    It would be appreciated, if any of the members/owners 
> of the Rampside or
> 
> Loadside would have
> any information and/or suggestions on installing any chrome
>  on the
> exterior? 
>  I do not believe that
> I have ever viewed any FC's with external chrome.
>    Also, I am interested in any suggestions or  information
> on installing a 
> tonneau top cover on my
> '62 Rampside.  Recommendations and names of supply
> houses  would be 
> appreciated.
>  
> Thanks, Darrell in SW Missouri
> 
> 
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