Cab Mounts.JPG
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Cab channels mounted using 5 fabricated aluminum brackets which bolt to hardtop bolt locations.

Cab Mount Center.JPG
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Here is the center cab mount fabricated from 3" wide aluminum. Key is making the bracket just a litt...

Cab Mount Top Driver Side2.JPG
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Here is the mount on the driver's side of the top. For now I simply have small bolts attaching the c...

Cab Mount Driver Side.JPG
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The side cab bracket dimensions are almost the opposite of the top mounts. Bolt hole location in all...

Bed Sides.JPG
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I bent 90 degree brackets out of aluminum bar to mount the shortened tonneau cover bed rails to the...

Mount Bracket Fabrication (1).JPG
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To make the mount brackets, I bought 1/8" thick aluminum bar that can be found at Lowes or HD. I use...

Mount Bracket Fabrication (2).JPG
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I then tightened up the bend with a hammer. Not very professional, but highly affective. Initially I...

Bow Mount.JPG
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I bought some 1.5" square steel and cut one side out with a sawzall to build the Bow mounts. A lot o...

Footman's Loops (1).JPG
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I mounted the footman's loops on the inside of the bedsides instead of the top. I did this partially...

Snap Location Marking (1).JPG
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To accurately place the snaps on the side and rear rail, I secured the top on the bows and snapped f...

Snap Location Marking (3).JPG
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Here you can see the marker circle and the hole drilled in the center of it where I will mount the s...

Bed Side Button Bolts.JPG
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I drilled behind the button location with a 1/2 inch bit so that I could sneak a socket in to tighte...

Rear Rail (1).JPG
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After cutting the tonneau cover side rails to length and notching them on the inside to accept a cro...

Completely Snapped.JPG
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Here's the rear window full snapped on the fabricated channel. There is about a half inch gap betwee...