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TECH FAQ SECTIONS => BODY and trim => Topic started by: Stingray on March 21, 2024, 08:14:37 AM

Title: M38 Canvas Top On A CJ3A
Post by: Stingray on March 21, 2024, 08:14:37 AM

How well would an M38 canvas top fit on a CJ3A? Has anyone tried this? Thanks

Title: Re: M38 Canvas Top On A CJ3A
Post by: Mark W. on March 23, 2024, 11:10:02 AM

Well as the tubs and Windshields are dimensionally exactly the same I would assume the fit would be the same.

Title: Re: M38 Canvas Top On A CJ3A
Post by: athawk11 on March 24, 2024, 09:25:25 PM

This may not look like it, but it is a 3A with an M38 top.  What set of top bows do you have?

(https://www.mywillyspics.com/images/2024/03/24/2017-NOV-both-3As..jpg) (https://www.mywillyspics.com/image/la7Rt)

Title: Re: M38 Canvas Top On A CJ3A
Post by: Stingray on March 25, 2024, 08:16:47 PM

That top looks great on your 3A ! We have complete original set of 3A top bows on ours. What set of bows are you using ?

Title: Re: M38 Canvas Top On A CJ3A
Post by: athawk11 on March 25, 2024, 11:47:57 PM

These are M38 top bows.  The yellow Jeep has 3A bows.  I have never tried the M38 top on the 3A bows.  Although the demensions are similar between the M38 and the CJ3A, securing an M38 top on a CJ3A with 3A bows comes with complications.