I can definitely help you out in all aspects of this project.
It's not as bad as people make it out to be, its just a question of how methodical you are. There are TONS of factory spot welds, maybe somewhere in the realm of 500. First, remove all of your trim, your windshield, and your interior/seats. Remove the body seam caulk and melt out/ remove the lead covering the factory roof seams. Locate your spot welds and center-puch them. Purchase a Rotabroach spot-weld cutter and start drilling through the welds.
Now your skin can be popped off - if you want to go that far - I needed to due to severe rust. You may not need to. You only may need to replace sections - which is a lot easier.
You can see my process here:
A-pillar seam: <
http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929537 >
C-pillar seam: <
http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67472516 >
another shot: <
http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929721 >
Roof removed: <
http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929548 >
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http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/67929565 >
Donor Roof skin alone: <
http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/72546223 >
After some fabrication, cutting, welding, rough shaping, much drilling, some filling and planishing, - (i.e. fine dent removal) prime and temporary paint
This is how it looks: <
http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/79164807 >
I bought a donor roof (structure and skin) for 150. I just used it for the skin, but you need it for pieces of both.
I have a spare structure in its entirety I will be getting rid of. See my pics for more info...
This is the Donor structure I still have: <
http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/72558284 >
If you want to do it in sections, its really easy. Just make sure you cut out far enough past the dented structure so that the donor sections can be grafted in properly.
If you have any othe rquestions, don't hesitate to ask.
Best regards,
Dan
