Ttop repair ? Costs?

[mikes86ttop]

Nice!!! Now dig in, by the time your done you'll have plenty of experience...Mike

 

[NY87GN]

What about cleaning it up and using por15 epoxy and por patch? Worked wonders for a friend of mine.

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[Williams3982]

Just the thought of the two holes I have there made me sick lol. Cant see taking all this off to just 'fill' the whole Id rather just actually replace the panel and have it looking good.

Im sure that would work, but id feel like I had a half ass car an wouldnt really appreciate it much if I did that

 

[Williams3982]

For a tiny hole I would agree with that for sure, not worth the hassle

 

[Williams3982]

Old rusty front header panel is removed, new one fits like a glove ( Gbodyparts.com awesome part). Should be welded in by Tues or Wed after I clean up underneath the area it goes above.

Lost so far on getting the spot welds and the old panels out the rear of the ttoo area , anyone know. Ive drilled the spot welds out but the sandwiched piece isnt coming out the middle. Going to try again Tuesday

 

[DavidM]

Looks good so far

 

[Williams3982]

Thx man , its coming along

 

[RUDE DOG]

Sometimes the spot welds are not a perfect dot. They are also sometimes bunched very close to each other and can make it difficult to even see them or even cut them. Your doing good on the fix , looking forward to more progress and pics.

 

[Williams3982]

Sometimes the spot welds are not a perfect dot. They are also sometimes bunched very close to each other and can make it difficult to even see them or even cut them. Your doing good on the fix , looking forward to more progress and pics.

I noticed that today there was like 5 right next to each other and one really thick globbed up one.

Got the middle sandwiched piece out today so all old stuff is removed.

 

[Rugby]

So i can send you my car now that you have practice!

Brandon

 

[Williams3982]

Haha yea, I know see why people charge alot for these repairs its alot of work. Not that bad once you get into it though.

 

[Williams3982]

If just your front header panel is rotted that is an easy fix, the rear portion is the hardest part.

 

[TURBOPOWERED68]

looking good
Keep the pictures coming

 

[Williams3982]

Will do , should have the panels welded in Friday, and the new floor pans installed as well.

 

[Toby_Goodmk]

it was actually easier to replace the header with the roof skin since I didnt need to worry about the spot welds. I know its not out yet...but I can see the roof skin and header panel being better to replace as a pair

 

[Williams3982]

Nice, not really sure what portion is the roof skin

 

[Toby_Goodmk]

just take a look at this thread

 

[Toby_Goodmk]

just take a look at this thread

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/th...to-view-viewer-discresion-advised-lol.404459/

 

[Williams3982]

Nice , yea I checked that thread out before I started working on mine. The portion underneath my old header panel is pretty much rust free.

 

[Buhog]

Nice to see you decided to do the repairs yourself. One to show that the average joe can do a lot on their own and two, the amount of work that goes into doing it right.