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Old 05-30-2019, 09:29 AM   #32 (permalink)
aardvarcus
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Above I posted the what, my current thinking of how to accomplish this is:

Convert barn doors to factory stepside tailgate, move over the factory bodywork from windows down starting just over the wheel wells back to the lights accomplishing a taper on the sides of about 9-10” per side over 6’, mirroring AST.

Chop top around the back of the middle row doors. Find a reasonably tapered large hatchback (suggestions?) and surrounding frame and transplant it on the very back of the vehicle to hit AST-II. Build/modify filler panels from the point of chop to where the hatch starts (I don’t know of any 6’+ hatches right off). This will have a taper down of about 15-16 inches.

Figure out about how much space exists between the new sides and new roof. Find and transplant window glass and make filler panels as appropriate.
Then I will do way more bondo work than I should have to…

All of this is up for debate and suggestions, so let them rip. Thanks in advance.
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