how hard is it to change the roof skin on a classic??

drill out spot welds, remove skin, re weld in new roof?


surley not that simple?

also could i replace it with an ali roof?

cheers.

 

You forgot the stiffeners, re-sealing the panels and stuff, probably replacing the pins that the trim clips hook onto, but it's not rocket science, can be done easily by a decent bodyshop.

As for ali roof. Aside from it being a right PITA, where on earth do you think you'll find such a thing, and why would you want to?

 

may as well go carbon as alloy?

 

the ali thing.... was a after thought. just as its lighter. since writing thread i have thought against that idea. forr starters ali to steel aint gonna work weld wise.

whole reason for this is wanting to loose the cack aftermarket sunroof thats in it. its heavy, and creased my roof when i opened it the other day. i just want it gone!

 

Carbon is heavier than alloy

Tony

 

i would love a carbon roof shaggy but unfortunatly thats way way out my wallets capacity

 

[QUOTE=Scoobyman1982;8874491]the ali thing.... was a after thought. just as its lighter. [q/uote]

You'd also have to have one custom made, which'd make it prohibitively expensive. The "lighter" thing is a red herring anyway - the differences would be small enough to be inconsequential, especially once you'd dealt with material thicknesses, bonding the aluminium to the steel of the body, sealing it all, yada yada.

Exactly what I meant by it being a right PITA.