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    Offline DMZ73

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    Major progress- Update! 12-30-06 roof replaced, quarter off!
    « on: October 02, 2006 - 09:12:37 PM »
    Here is an update:

    My roof is finally off the car! It took almost 1 week of a little time here and there to make it happen. It also took 3 stitches- seriously.
    Not bad. Here's the links:

    http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929537

    http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929512

    http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929483

    http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929548

    http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929595

    http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929565

    http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929625

    If you poke around on my site for a bit you will see some pretty good before and after shots. The passenger side fender looks like it got hit with a shotgun. In another photo you will see it all planised out, minus a small area over a structural support.
    Just hard work.

    Next- disembowel a donor roof, pull the driver's quarter, patch the tail panel.

    not bad for 2 month2 of work.

    Dan
    « Last Edit: December 29, 2006 - 10:21:43 PM by DMZ73 »
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #1 on: October 02, 2006 - 09:26:22 PM »
    looking good ! :2thumbs:
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #2 on: October 02, 2006 - 11:26:01 PM »
    Wow!! That's some serious work!  Nice job. :clapping:
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #3 on: October 03, 2006 - 09:55:48 AM »
    Looks super!   :thumbsup:
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #4 on: October 04, 2006 - 06:42:30 AM »
    Major kudo's  :clapping: :clapping:
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #5 on: October 04, 2006 - 08:41:21 AM »
     :ylsuper: Excellent job dan,takes alot of time doesn't it?i'm in the same boat and it sure is nice when you get some progress made.just got done patching some winshield holes myself.sure is nice to get each step out of the way.keep at it and keep those pics coming. :2thumbs: ---dave---
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #6 on: October 04, 2006 - 05:52:43 PM »
    The progress is looking great, Dan!!! :2thumbs: :cheers:  Keep us posted as more progress is made. :cheers:  It's always fun to watch cars come together and it helps me out some cause I can't be back working on mine.
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #7 on: October 04, 2006 - 09:46:29 PM »
    Looks good man!  I am thinking about doing the same to mine so I can get at the rust underneath.  What did you use to break all of the spot welds?

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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #8 on: October 05, 2006 - 09:40:53 AM »
    I used a 3/8 rota broach bit - It's a spot-weld cutter. I highly recommend this method. It's easy to tack weld panels back in place. For the price of the rota-broach kit - 70 bucks, its worth it's weight in gold.

    You will never see my seams, you will never see my welds. Only I will know they are there.

    kinda sneaky? No - just a way to keep if as OE looking as possible.

    Dan
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #9 on: October 11, 2006 - 10:24:26 PM »
    I'll be doing the same to mine, was a vinyl top car and of course it rusted like crazy in the window area and a-pillars.  Yours pics make me more confident about do it!  That doesn;t look too bad.
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #10 on: October 11, 2006 - 10:29:35 PM »
    Wow, that is one major moon roof.  great progress and keep up the good work.
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #11 on: October 12, 2006 - 09:10:12 AM »
    Quote from: Total BS on October 11, 2006 - 10:29:35 PM
    Wow, that is one major moon roof.  great progress and keep up the good work.

     :iagree:
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #12 on: October 12, 2006 - 09:22:55 AM »
    Nice Work

    Doesn't Moparclown have an extra roof lying around   :naughty:
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #13 on: October 12, 2006 - 10:11:03 PM »
    Looks like you are starting to move right along. Keep us posted with pictures of your progress.
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    Re: Major progress- roof has been de-skinned. more!
    « Reply #14 on: October 12, 2006 - 10:27:52 PM »
    Stalled out. I have to sell off the other car to fund this one. Just peel off the bad stuff and wait for the good.

    Oh well. NO cash, no carry.

    Dan
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