WillBilly53 Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 okay this is a bear.as i'm trying to repair the hole in the roof, near the front windshield, i discovered MANY holes and rust in the area and the rain channel. i first started removing the bondo that was there and found out that much of the rain channel in that area was basically ALL bondo. so i've cut out this area. all though when i was simply trying to get to bare metal with the 3M stripper wheel, i didn't have to do much cutting, it just came apart. there's also the area where the windows roll up into. that's all rusted pretty badly.my question is should i take my car to a body shop and pay for them to repair this? or could i repair this myself? i bought some of those steel strips from Lowes and had the "bright" idea of trying to fabricate these parts myself. but i'm just not satisfied. i worried it's gonna look like crap. and i want it done right, but the flipside (as always) is i don't want to spend a fortune to have this done especially if i can do it myself. i hope this post makes sense. any help, tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillBilly53 Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 thought i might show some pictures. any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 If it was me and with my body work skills, I would take it to someone who does it for a living.Look at the curves you have to match and the material you have to put in.Do you really want your roof leaking ?Thats my opinion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Futterman Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I agree with Bill, that's some major work it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 A few more suggestions.Replace the whole roof from a parts car or cut sections from the parts car. If sections are used from a parts car it does not need to be the same make or model, just similar curve pattern. Or fabricate from scratch by pounding out the shape on a large sand bag.good luckWillie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillBilly53 Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 i think my car <span style="font-style: italic">IS</span> a parts car! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />are we talking $500 repair? or more like $1000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 hey tank....i caught you in the act of driving the senior car to Buffalo. don't forget those white walls! 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Hey TommyThanks for the pic...now I can show everyone what we really do at car shows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AWBE Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 THAT IS A REAL BEUATY----ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CORRECT COLOR RED WHEELS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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