Roof Skin Swap!! The restoration begins (Pictures)

[khank1995]

OK guys here we go! I posted a forum asking if anyone attempted on removing a roof and many of you gave helpful advice. At first I was planning on cutting the pillars on my car but I found a way to just swap out the skin. Tonight was my first night working on getting the skin out of the donor roof that I bought for $100. So far it is going well... I removed all the lead and body filler to locate all the seems. And I started drilling out the spot welds with a drill bit made specifically for removing spot welds. There is going to be a lot of drilling but so far its coming out well. My dads also getting into it and he has been helping me out. Let me know what you think! Thanks!!!!

 

[khank1995]

Hey guys day 2. I finished drilling out the passenger side welds. Let me know what you think!!

 

[khank1995]

Is anyone else having issues seeing the pictures in full size??

 

[Boydster]

Thats a huge undertaking... good on you for going for it. Pics are coming up fine.

 

[chgovfk]

Pictures are coming up - just a little large file wise - *(reduce them in micro soft office first) - but great job - looks awesome!!

 

[gearheadboy]

Doing good. Go slow. Measure a lot. Leave one either the car or the new roof long and trim a little at a time. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure ALL of the lead is gone. GONE! Plastic filler and paint will not stick to it. Grind a little if you have to. You can use acid etching primer (wash primer) to coat it first and then it will hold primer and filler but I'd just make it go away.

 

[khank1995]

yeah gearhead I will and im alose blasting the whole car when im done.

 

[khank1995]

So yesterday I picked up a sweet spot welder for $50. Its a 220 volt and works great. And today I went to harbor freight and picked up 3 spot weld drill bits because the one I was uses snapped some teeth. So far they seem to work out well. Hopefully I can get the skin off by Sunday!

 

[gearheadboy]

That spot welder is old school..lol. I used to use one of them. No consumables. Just melts it together.

 

[khank1995]

So I made a lot of progress. So far I got the donor roof separated and I started tearing down the car I will post pictures tomorrow. The donor roof turned out pretty good!!

 

[khank1995]

Merry Christmas by the way!

 

[84Ttop]

Nice thread, I like the pictures, very informative. Good luck with the project im looking forward to seeing the final results

 

[khank1995]

Thanks hopefully ill get more up tonight!

 

[Shakerhood]

Looks good so far!

 

[khank1995]

So here is where I'm at now I have 80% of the interior out and I'm about to pull the engine with the trans in tact. Hopefully it all goes well.

 

[khank1995]

LOL I found a .357 cartridge I wonder what the police where doing in the car.. I also snapped a torx head at 4am the morning cutting my night short.

 

[Husky44]

Looks good. Quite the project. Be patient and have fun.

 

[khank1995]

You bet husky44 its fun, frustrating sometimes, but I good learning experience.

 

[Husky44]

I've been working on my 67 for 9 years. I can understand frustrating. Hopefully I'll get to drive it this spring. The learning and the creating is a big part of the fun. That, and being able to say you did it, rather than you wrote a check for it.

 

[RangerJoe]

That looks like a .357 Sig round. About the only agency I know of that issues those are the Air Marshalls. Of course, it most likely came from a citizen owner. A lot less powerful round then the .357 Magnum, but it is a quick little round.

Off topic.....I know.

Joe