Customs De-Roadsterizing Shainerman's Shoebox

Very nice work.

Maybe a dumb question, but how do you accurately match up the cuts?

 

looks awesome. Haha, and im sure if you had to cut it off again we would both have a nervous breakdown!

 

you're not gonna make this into a four door are you?

 

Great job, lookin very nice!!

 

so many poeple with a sawzall think they can chop a roof.

 

Looking good and I even like the two tone look of rust on the top and paint on the bottom!! It's usually the other way around.

Nice work Tinman

 

NO!!! definitely not to a 4 door, haha. The last owner tried to chop it and had some issues come up, so it needed a roof, thats all.

 

trial and error till its close, and I got a trick for the final fit, I show ya tomorrow!

 

nice work on the roof replacement ,

 

Ok, here's my trick.

Hard to explain,, but here goes

I whittled the top down till it was within an eighth inch, then I pulled it down till it touched, and tacked it into place.



Take a cut off wheel and cut/grind all the gaps to 1/8"



then cut the tacks loose and let it fall.





Gaps came out nearly perfect!

In fact it all fits real tight, it nested down perfectly and I used one clamp and a ratchet strap to get it tacked in place.







and to show off a bit more,,,,,,



(Dwight liked it too!)

 

Awesome job,you made it look so easy.I'd still be scratchin my head

 

That trick is awesome! The car is in good hands!

 

Its lookin good Jay! Truely living up to your name.

 

Grayson turned me on to this thread. Great job, Jay!! Thanks alot Grayson!

 

Told ya tha gaps was good!



Its about a 3rd welded, should be done welding and hammered tomorrow.


door tops on tuesday?

 

Nice man, you make me look like a hack!

 

great to see you save the top of that other car! nice work too!

 

Looks great!!!

 

nice work, great save

 

Awesome job,can't wait to see it finished.Hopefully,we can see ya chop it in the future!!

 

Great save! Is the donor car now a roadster?

 

The outer skin is welded and I started on the inner structure as well, wasnt a very productive day as my tig torch self destructed. Its fixed now but cost me a few hours right in the middle of the day. I still hope to have a door top on tomorrow.




Turning out pretty nice!

 

looking good my man. Sorry to hear about the torch. Keep me posted!!

 

'Bout has to be!!

 

Turning out real nice is an understatement,looks perfect!!!

 

I don't like it! Bad job, um....a retard could do better...I wish it was a fordor....


Just thought I would be different..

 

A$$hole! No wonder kids hate school.

 

Touche' Douche'

 

Got all the inner stuff welded and patched, and the roof is completly welded jst need to finish the door tops!




This was nice, cutting the gap the way I did had everything lined up smurfectly!



My camera wasn't paying attention to my verbal instructions so I had to write them down.


Even got the drip rail patched up!

 

HOLY CRAP Man