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Pics as promised. Roof finally finished.

Started by clausoe, July 23, 2005, 09:41:06 AM

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clausoe

I had a thread going on the old board while I did some major surgery on the roof and quarters on my 68. Well I promised some pics when the work was done and here they are..

First pics are a little reminder of what it looked like a few months ago.

Great to be driving again and thanks again to everyone who gave me great advice.

Mefirst

Damn that was one big hole in your roof... Did you use a "english" wheel to shape the new roof piece?

/Tom

Ps. Your ride looks awsome..


tomonty

WOW! She turned out great! Awesome looking ride :thumbs:
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Telvis

The abilities of some of you folks here on this site are just short of amazing. You made that look easy. Your car is beautiful.

BigBlockSam

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD. YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB. RENE
I won't be wronged, I wont be Insulted and I wont be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to others, and I require the same from them.

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clausoe

Quote from: Mefirst on July 23, 2005, 10:03:27 AM
Damn that was one big hole in your roof... Did you use a "english" wheel to shape the new roof piece?

/Tom

Ps. Your ride looks awsome..

Thanks, no I didn't have an english wheel and thats just one reason it took such a long time. I probably used a couple of weeks just working the shape into that piece before I even cut the hole. I can't begin to describe how great it feels to know the roof is all steel and rust free, here is before I put the vinyl on.

Silver R/T

http://www.cardomain.com/id/mitmaks

1968 silver/black/red striped R/T
My Charger is hybrid, it runs on gas and on tears of ricers
2001 Ram 2500 CTD
1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE
1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722

PlumBad70

I remember seeing that on the old board...boy did it turn out awesome, great job! :drool5:
Steve
1970 Charger R/T Sublime
2013 Dodge Ram 1500 hemi 4x4




Telvis

Was the vinyl difficult to install? I'm debating on doing my own.

Mefirst

If I find rust on my Chargers roof, well then Ill come over to Norway and you can redo it :yesnod:

/Tom


kikgas01

WOW.I replaiced the whole roof skin on mine and you made it look easy to fix.Great Job!!!

Silver R/T

vinyl isnt hard to do if you take time and read a lot how to do it
http://www.cardomain.com/id/mitmaks

1968 silver/black/red striped R/T
My Charger is hybrid, it runs on gas and on tears of ricers
2001 Ram 2500 CTD
1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE
1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722

69pistolgripRT

I kinda liked the custom sunroof you were working on!

Turned out great....
1969 RT 440 Pistol Grip 4-speed

Savannah, Ga

Ghoste

Seeing that gives me hope.  I have a factory vinyl top with a lot of cancer under it.

Lostsheep


Just 6T9 CHGR

Turned out really nice!   Cheers!    :cheers:
Chris' '69 Charger R/T


CB

Thumbs up for the great job !!! It looks perfect!
1968 Dodge Coronet 500

clausoe

Thanks for the nice comments guys.

Telvis, I would say vinyl is a little hard to do but it is like Silver R/T says, you MUST take your time and read about it first. And if you know somebody who's done it before don't be afraid to ask for assistance.
This was a great help.    http://www.moparts.com/Tech/Archive/misc/4.html
I would say the most important thing is to get it centered properly, if you get that right and follow the instructions the seams will turn out nice and straight and you learn alot as you go.

amidemon

Congrats on an awesome job.   I'm gonna need your skills when it comes time to tear off my vinyl roof.   Check out these bumps under the vinyl:







It's pretty much like that everywhere, but especially so in the tough places like along the sail panel ridge and the windshield   :icon_smile_sad:

Silver R/T

let me know if you wanna do some work on my charger :)
http://www.cardomain.com/id/mitmaks

1968 silver/black/red striped R/T
My Charger is hybrid, it runs on gas and on tears of ricers
2001 Ram 2500 CTD
1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE
1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722

Charger_Croatia

That is great job!  :yesnod:
I have to make few patches around a car (not on the roof) and now I'm more confident to do that on my own.
'73 Charger with 400 (under restore)
2018 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid AWD Blue Sport

bull

Good work. The damage must be the work of a vinyl top, eh? That's why I don't like vinyl tops.

MoparYoungGun

Turned out great Clausoe, you did an excellent job :cheers: !

RD

Le toit paraît beau. Vous avez fait un travail remarquable. Vous donner une caresse sur le dos et aller la boisson un froid agréable l'un. Vous le méritez. Félicitations.

votre Jamey d'ami
67 Plymouth Barracuda, 69 Plymouth Barracuda, 73 Charger SE, 75 D100, 80 Sno-Commander

NYCMille

VERY NICE job!! Man, I wish had the talent to do work like that.

Cheers to you! :cheers: