If so, how hard was it? Do you just drill out the spot welds under the drip rails and behind the gl***? That's about all I can see as far as how the roof skin is attached to the roof frame. My roof is dented all to **** from heavy creases with actual splits to what looks like someone jumped up and down on it. It gives "oil canning" a whole new meaning Todd
I did the skin on Buzzards 55 recently, and ended cp cutting around the driprail with a cutoff wheel, then chose a spot in the trim reveal to "lop it off" at. admittedly, the C pillar is completely different, but aside from that, it's really similar. only big secret I found was make sure it's on there as tight as you can get it, and weld it as even as possible- meaning tack the corners first, check it out, then I walked around the car with the welder 25 times making tacks as I went. (I cheated and used 2 welders, because I have 2 welders, it would have taken more time with just 1, but the same result.) no warpage, took about 2 days, all told.
Why don't you just cut it off at the posts and weld on the good roof? Lot less welding and the warpage problem is eliminated.
This would be an excellent choice if you want to chop your '54. It would be the proverbial two birds with one stone... Whatever you do with it, good luck.
I'd agree with the37kid, sleeve everything when you put the new roof on. Measure, measure, and then measure again.
yea...I would cut it off,find a donar roof from a totally different car just to mess with people. Chop the windshield posts and keep a small portion of the roof above the windshield to have something to weld to and chop the ****out of the damn thing.......but thats just me I guess.
I thought about chopping at the same time. I have a line on another roof that has been cut at the bottom of the pillars so I could do it with this one. Never chopped a top before but there's only one way to learn.. Todd
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