I started the evening by welding the supports in each of the front corners. Once they were welded, I sprayed a metal etching primer on them to protect the welds. This part of the roof will never see the light of day again so I had to spray them now to avoid rust later on. The body filler you see is a bullet hole patched by the previous owner. There are 2 or 3 more I will need to fix at some point.
Next up was to fit and tack the patches in above the supports I just welded in place. These patches took some serious work to fit correctly but the time spent will be well worth it. The next step will be to run a cutting wheel all the way around the top and tack the rest of it in place before final welding.
Here you can see how well the slider will fit. The rusty part is the front edge of the slider that will eventually be covered with a canvas top. You can't get a better fit than that from a factory installed top.
I started the evening by welding the supports in each of the front corners. Once they were welded, I sprayed a metal etching primer on them to protect the welds. This part of the roof will never see the light of day again so I had to spray them now to avoid rust later on. The body filler you see is a bullet hole patched by the previous owner. There are 2 or 3 more I will need to fix at some point.
Next up was to fit and tack the patches in above the supports I just welded in place. These patches took some serious work to fit correctly but the time spent will be well worth it. The next step will be to run a cutting wheel all the way around the top and tack the rest of it in place before final welding.
Here you can see how well the slider will fit. The rusty part is the front edge of the slider that will eventually be covered with a canvas top. You can't get a better fit than that from a factory installed top.
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