Donor Roofs for 29-31 Sedans

I did a search and found a good thread to answer my questions....

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150576&highlight=donor+roofs

BUT... Are the tudor roofs the same as my 30 four dour Sedan..I ***ume they would be the same or close enough... Also why do you need to rotate them 180 degree's

Thanks in advance

 

Sometimes the curve of the roof fits better when you turn them around.That makes for less work installing it.If you get one try fitting it each way before welding it on you will notice it fits one way better than the other...

Steve

 

I used a 64 1/2 to 65 mustang coupe roof skin. We used this in a coupe, dont know if there is enough for a sedan. Fit perfectly!!!!!

 

I have done a few with '78-87 Malibu station wagons. Works well and should be cheap.

 

Oh man!
You are going straight to hell...you do realize that, right?

In answer to the original 180* question, just look at the profile of your 30, then look at the profile of these later roofs.
Your thirty rises gradually from the windshield, then drops to the back.
The newer cars rise up pretty quick from the windshield, then flatten out.
They are the same...just different, by 180*.

 

Really, I don't think a mustang would be long enough to fill a sedan roof.....

 

I have to agree with this...

 

Chrysler K Car Wagon Roof works Best.

 

Thanks men... good advice to know when i find a top to slap on the C-Dan

 

I was at a shop Tuesday that had a A sedan being built. They got a new replacement roof from a dodge magnum, fit like a glove.

 

Plowboy and I used a 59 lincoln.

 

I used a 91 Caravan worked out good

 

I got a 62 chevy wagon on my 28 sedan (ribbed peaks) & yes it is turned around backwards ! & I just scored a 58 ford for my 31 4door (ribbed valleys) !

 

The best two I found to this point are any Jeep Cherokee roof from the 90's to present (NOT the Grand Cherokee - the little boxy one) and flip it 180 - it practically welds itself to the car if you're looking for a 4-ribbed roof panel, and for the clean roof, a 57-58 Ford 4 door. Fits like a glove as well.