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Swapping a roof panel? Anyone do this?

posted by  nortons on  Mon Oct 3 21:52 CST 2016
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Anyone ever swap a roof panel on a 242? Finally getting rid of the remains of my '83 242 Turbo parts car, a rusty hulk. My "good" car does not have a sunroof, the parts car does. Taking a close look, it appears that swapping out the entire roof panel might be easier than thought. With some bracing welded in to prevent warping/twisting, a handful of SawZall blades and cutting wheels, maybe I should try to save it; cut it off at the botttom of the pillars. Spot welds along top of window openings and drip rails. Looks like a bunch of cutting spot welds and plug welding, might be do-able for a decent body man.
Anyone out there ever do this? Any tips?






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