Filling in a sunroof is not as straightforward as you might think......
......I'll let Barry explain....
....The reason for bonding the board across the roof is that as soon as the internal structure is removed and the skin trimmed back, the roof loses all of its rigidity. It then moves all over the place and as you weld the new panel you end up chasing gaps round and round as the unstable roof and the unstable blank panel fight each other. You’re dealing with a hand-wheeled panel, hot welds and floppy metal. They don’t like it very much so the trick is to get the whole thing locked off and stable wherever you can and be very careful during the whole operation.
The net result is although you spend a long time on the early stages, you’re not chasing your tail trying to correct huge errors that would be a nightmare to sort (and fill) later. Slow and controlled with tiny steps is the key.....
....I'd provided Barry with a hardboard template I'd taken from my original non-sunroof 73E.....
[.....although dare say his own steel profiles are a tad more accurate!....
....and a beautifully finished job by Barry as ever
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....now we have a short intermission whilst Barry deals with other work.
Cheers,
......all these cars have lived an active life, been modified, built and rebuilt and then some more.....not only that, the factory no doubt also used what parts they had available at the time so you can never say never!
