i'm thinking of making one with the roof and tailgate from my wagon. everything below halfway down the pillars is stuffed anyway so i'll just get the 9in grinder out and lop it off. the tailgate is perfect though, except for the latch area on the bottom, might just fold up a half-tailgate and use the wagon one as a template.

yah dd the one on the orange ute is the closest to what i was thinking,dunno about its colorscheme tho.

Id have to agree with wolki and reuby that within the lines of the ute and a panel van type look would suit best.
Most of the common ones Ive seen just make the ute look a bit...i dunno...grandaddy?

Spewing i dont have my design apps. on this computer as it would be fun to have a play around with some new designs for one...maybe ill have to go and search for my pencil case which has been gathering dust scince i learnt Autocad and photoshop

been busy with kids n stuff tommy, have been following from a distance for a while and now my 16 year old is starting to show an interest in the ute!!!

long time no see vaztr, where you been

Wurz,

I have a canopy for my 1200, will try to dig out a piccy (it's not on at the mo')

Vaz

If you wanted to make it a meatwagon, then it will be a costly exercise, but I agree, it would look good. Kinda like a mini panelvan.

Putting a canvas canopy won't achive the look you want I dont think, and even then a steel frame and a canvas cover made will cost around $1000 for a complete job. Canvas covers are purely functional items, and not for good looks.

i reckon that if it was done right a ute could look alright with a canopy as long as it stayed inside the lines of the car. just print off a picture of a ute and trace the outline and add the canopy that you want to see if it would look any good.
post pictures if you get around to it.

Like these?




Canopy

that fasback type bottom one is interesting but its still kinda proving my point as i reckon most of them look kinda crappy or at least change the entire appearence of the ute for the worse.
Wondering if anyone has done a more streamlined panel van type conversion or something...might look good... might not!