Re: new van build
Spomo,
It really depends on the style of top you go with and if it is new or not. This build is a used top from the junkyard, these tops weigh between 200 to 250 pounds. When I order them new I can order them built lighter, it really depends on what company I get them from and if I request them to be lighter. The builders do not pay attention to weight and thickness for most builders but if I spec out a top to be thinner they will do it and I can get the tops down around 150 pounds. My hardware is a little heavier the smb because I use two sets of lifting scissors and they are beefier than smb and all of my tops are electric lift, there is no option for a manual lift. When our tops are popped up you can have a couple of people walk around on them with no problem at all they are that stout. I am not sure what a smb top weighs but I know they are heavy I repaired one with broken hardware and I felt like it weighed 400 plus pounds trying to manually lift it up with the hardware broken. My tops are also a lot bigger than a smb they are longer and taller than a smb and the canvas is pushed out closer to the edge of the van allowing our bed to be wider and longer and it naturally makes a shelf or a bed for a child to sleep in over the driver and passenger seats. Most of my tops raise around 40 inches unless requested to raise to a lower height. This combined with a already raised roof gives you a ton of head room, again depending on the top but sitting in bed you you can have as much a 4 feet of head room. If you are interested in doing a replacement top on your smb I could build a composite replacement top that would be under 100 pounds and replace the smb top and reuse the old smb canvas.
Derek
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