zero Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I recently got a 1978 Toyota Chinook with the pop-up roof. That roof on top looks kind of strange. It gathers water which makes NO sense to me. A roof ought to be self-draining on anything that sits outside. This has me wondering if it's caved in. It is one-piece molded fiberglass and looks somewhat symetrical. I really cannot tell if it was built this way or caved in over the years - maybe with some help of snow, deer tired to the roof, etc.. It came from Louisiana and I assume it never snows there, but who knows? I picked it up in Maine but it was not there very long. Still had Louisiana license plates on it when I got it. Not a lot of good photos around of Chinook roofs. Here is mine . . Here is a Chinook I saw in a movie . . . And here are some others from different years. I'm not sure if the roof was even the same every year. I have a 1978 Chinook on a Chevy "Chalet" and the roof is totally different. Chinook "Chalet" on Chevy Blazer .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Its caved in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Not to scare you away from posting your Chinook questions here, but FYI there's also a Toyota Chinook Yahoo Group that you might want to join for Chinook specific problem. I'm sure we'll all be more than happy to offer out 2 cents, but I don't think that there are that many regular posters here that own a Chinook. Of course you don't have to know anything about Chinooks to be qualified to suggest you change the colour! ASAP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 Not to scare you away from posting your Chinook questions here, but FYI there's also a Toyota Chinook Yahoo Group that you might want to join for Chinook specific problem. I'm sure we'll all be more than happy to offer out 2 cents, but I don't think that there are that many regular posters here that own a Chinook. Of course you don't have to know anything about Chinooks to be qualified to suggest you change the colour! ASAP!! Yes . . . I think the guy got drunk and painted it with a spray can. I wish I could get the paint off without disturbing the original Chinook lettering and such underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 They do have some long, dark, cold nights in Maine! Well, you could always experiment 'in a hidden area' (as they say) to try and remove the rattle can paint job before condemning it to a full respray. Do it somewhere that you might hide a screw-up with a decal!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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