Homemade Roof

[Cloud 9 Rider]

I didn't like the price, height, or material of Honda's roof and not patient enough for the aftermarket to catch up so we got creative. We Bought two sheets of 4x6 diamond plate Aluminum .56 thick and went with 6 feet to make sure it was wide enough for the 60 inches (should have enough left over for A-arm guards) and used two pieces overlapped in the middle so it was easier to make the bend. It's fastened to the rollbar with 1 5/8" tension bands for chain link fence painted black. Only .98 at Home Depot or .35 plus shipping from http://www.discountfence.com/chainlink2/fittings.htm

 

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[pipefighter577]

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I whipped this one together in a week because I knew it was going to rain on our ride last Saturday. My company owner gave me an old sheet of 1/8" aluminum and my buddy got me another piece of scrap 1/4" so all I have is $70 in the sheet of lexan for the windshield and about $15 in the clamps for now. I got conduit clamps from Lowes for about $1/pc but I'm going to order better ones soon. If you use conduit clamps I'd get 1 1/4" because I used 1 1/2" and they fit but the bolt is bottomed out. I'll add a few better pics sometime.

 

[Hondasxs]

both of these look good. I may have to borrow your idea and methods.
Thanks for posting.

 

[pipefighter577]

Clouds way looks much easier I think. I welded mine together because...well, I'm a welder and had access to cutting and welding equipment and not a metal break. I like the way he bent both pieces. It should work just as well as welding I'd think.

 

[Cloud 9 Rider]

Pipe benders looks good too, did your noise level increase a lot? I was surprised at how much quieter it was with no roof. Windshield looks good too, that's in my list of things to do too.

I didn't have any experience with welding aluminum snd wanted to keep it light weight, so far so good.

 

[slowdryrider]

I've always lined the underneath side of my roofs to help keep the noise level down.It helps in taking away any of the echo and drumming sounds.One other reason is that it helps keep some of the heat of the sun down plus in the winter in the cab it helps with keeping the heat in. What I've used was two layer's of the laminate flooring foam against the roof and to hold it up in place I used some silver colored tarp.Of course it's installed above the roll bar and the underside of the roof.

 

[Cloud 9 Rider]

I found this spray underbody sound deafening stuff at walmart but haven't seen very good reviews of it online.
http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Rustoleum- ... 6/16674412

Did you notice much difference if there wasn't a full cab around it too?

 

[ohanacreek]

That stuff is crap, this is better but still susceptible to UV degradation.



http://www.cabelas.com/product/Herculin ... lsrc=aw.ds


This is best for sound and some heat,but EXPENSIVE.

http://www.dynamat.com

 

[pipefighter577]

Pipe benders looks good too, did your noise level increase a lot? I was surprised at how much quieter it was with no roof. Windshield looks good too, that's in my list of things to do too.

I didn't have any experience with welding aluminum snd wanted to keep it light weight, so far so good.

Yes it was quite a bit louder after the roof and windshield. I don't mind it for now but when I get the doors and stuff I'm sure it'll get even louder. I'd be sure to at least screw together the 2 pieces of your roof so they don't vibrate against each other. Aluminum welding is tricky especially when you don't take the time to cut the pieces straight. I used a plasma cutter and was in a hurry so it was more difficult but I got er done.

 

[andr3wm]

Looks good. Are you planning to paint it?

 

[Cloud 9 Rider]

I haven't painted mine, I thought about doing something on the inside but not sure if it will happen anytime soon. The bright diamond plate reflects the sun and is so different than most side by sides that it draws a lot of attention on the trails which I kinda like lol

 

[Hondasxs]

It does look good. I love silver roof.

 

[pipefighter577]

Looks good. Are you planning to paint it?

I plan on painting mine eventually but not in a hurry. Just glad I have the option of a roof when I need it. Recently bought a toy hauler camper and had to remove the roof from the pioneer to make it fit. Still only have about a 1/2" clearance between the door and roll cage.