Canopy Project

[schmism]

so like many ive wanted to add a canopee for a while now.... Along the way i saw someone mention the idea of getting a busted golf cart top from a golf cart place.... So i went on a golf cart place hunt....

Turns out theres one on an outer road on my way to work, back in a corner, hard to get to, and you could see the gave yard of carts in the back... perfect i thought....

SO i stoped in the other day, he just happens to have a top of the line top he ripped off a cart the other day while trying to pull it in the garage. He said he can bring it in tomarrow and i can have it for $10 if i want

so fri with $10 in my hand i get my new canopy project


Ill drop it buy the local off-road shop with the guys i know and have them bend a loop of tube to follow the last rib, (were the stock mounts used to be) then ill fab some brackets to attach the top to the tube, and a couple of backets to bolt it to the ROPS.



the list of addtional items to be mounted up top from the same support tube.

2 lights faceing forward
1 light faceing rearward
2m ham radio and antena
control pannel with rocker switches for lights and misc other stuff
car radio and external weatherpoof speakers for music on the go

Id like to get the canopy mounted in the comming weeks but the list of upgrades probibly wont get finished till this winter.... (lots of other projects to work on also you know )

 

[schmism]

oh forgot to mention, im open to idea for patching the holes.... i could go the cheep and dirty route and just pop rivet some sheet metal over the holes on the top, or i could go first class and fiberglass cloth/bondo to fix it so you can tell it was ever broke....

suggestions? (remember its just cosmetic/keep the rain out at this point, with my mount system i wont need those areas as mount points)

 

[Defective]

What's the canopy made from? If it's fiberglass, repair it with fiberglass. May as well do it right...

 

[schmism]

not fiberglass.... doesnt have that "busted fiberglass" look.

looks like one HUGE injection molded top. "hard plastic" is the best i can do.

 

[Defective]

That makes it a bit more difficult to figure out the "proper" repair...

If you can find out what it's actually made from, somebody around here probably has some ideas...

After all, this thing is now part of your tractor. May as well fix it the right way if you can. If just for your own pride.

 

[kwolfe]

You could get an old plastic trash can and cut out some rectangle pieces from it. Use some good expoy to hold it fast, covering the whole. Once you slap a good coat of blue paint on it, you will never notice it. Cheap, easy and fast makes a good combo .

 

[Toiyabe]

Patch the holes with carbon fiber, and put a wing on the top. Use one of your rear remotes to adjust the wing angle. Make sure you tie the wing into the ROPS to handle the downforce.

 

[dbdartman]

Steve,

moparts: Grill repair glue?

The link above may be of some help, or offer some ideas.

 

[Willl]

Cut on red line.

 

[Defective]

Brilliant!!!

A little cutting...A little sanding...A little blue paint...

Bet nobody ever figures out it didn't come from the factory.