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With the improved spot cutting bits, removal proceeded. |
And then the roof fell off. | |
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Saved for posterity? I don't know what I'm going to do with this. |
The braces are well seasoned. | |
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Also still have the remnants of the insulation |
Cleaned up. It looks like the headliner brace (right middle) had
been cut to clear the sunroof. Reckon I'm going to need that. | |
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Test-fit the roof. This is how it clears the rear. |
It doesn't look like the back edge of the roof lines up well with the
existing flange. | |
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With more vice-grips it lines up much better - the flange comes up to meet
the roof. |
And the front edge works too. | |
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Do need some repair on this side. |
It fits pretty well. | |
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Punched the holes for the spot welds, and drilled for the windshield trim
studs. |
I ordered new braces to replace the missing headliner brace. This one
came with, didn't realize that I needed to replace this one. Maybe I
don't. | |
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The rear brace is just fine, even though I got a new one. Also note
that I coated the "hidden" part of all these braces with POR-15 (yes from
that same can still). |
And this came instead of a headliner brace. I don't know what this
does, I don't know where it goes. It doesn't look long enough to
really go here. | |
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As a reminder, this is the remnant of what I need to replace. The
unknown brace does not appear to be the same thing.
I'll have to call
OPGI on Monday. |
I do not quite like the way the driver's rear of the roof lines up with
the B-pillar. | |
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Passenger side is acceptable. |
Also the new rods - while their shape does match the existing rod I have
- are about .002 larger in diameter than the current one.. which means I'll
need to expand the holes.
(ignore the actual number on the gauge;
it's not .271) | |
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Also I mounted the AC condensor. This is not the final-final location,
it needs to be moved away from the radiator a little. |
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I bought the paint for the dash top/dash face, the high-end seam sealer for the bed close-out panel, and the adhesive for the rear window from the local Sherwin-Williams Automotive. Since the high-build primer there was stupid expensive, I ordered some U-POL from Amazon.
Also we have The Plan for the interior. I need stock headliner, visors, sail panels, door panels, and carpet in dark grey. Unfortunately, that wasn't a factory color that year.
Carpet was always going to be custom - the larger tranny hump would prevent
proper stock carpet. None of this is useful until I get the headliner
brace handled.