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Old 05-17-2017, 09:27 PM
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Nice job on that roof, Marcus. I know how much work went into it.
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Old 05-18-2017, 04:11 AM
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Thanks John. Still perfecting it as best possible though.
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That roof looks like it came on the truck Marcus, nicely done! Thanks for sharing the process.
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Old 05-18-2017, 06:22 AM
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Sure looks great, Marcus. This specific portion of your thread is a big help for me, both your work and the information is accrues from others. I have a MUCH less complicated project here that will certainly benefit from your generosity. Thanks, man.

Are you planning to fab/install any bracing underneath the roof skin? just curious.
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That roof looks like it came on the truck Marcus, nicely done! Thanks for sharing the process.
Many thanks Robert. Looking factory means it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb that it isn't!

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Sure looks great, Marcus. This specific portion of your thread is a big help for me, both your work and the information is accrues from others. I have a MUCH less complicated project here that will certainly benefit from your generosity. Thanks, man.

Are you planning to fab/install any bracing underneath the roof skin? just curious.
Glad it is of help to you. The roof doesn't actually need a brace as it is stiffer than my Jeep and the donor Jeep roof as well. But will add one anyway as thinking of adding a handle above the door openings to help pull yourself in with. So will brace across the cab between them. Will also double as a mounting point for the roof panel and console later.
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Old 05-19-2017, 08:23 AM
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Just love it when a plan comes together, Marcus.
Very nice job, and one less worry on the list. ....
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Very nice job, and one less worry on the list. ....
Very true Kent and thanks.
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I don't have any weld distortion left but some of the infill panel shape still needs correcting from wheeling. I found just hitting up with this compound dolly with glancing blows from underneath really worked well. I directed the blows away from the high spots towards lows. It kept the panel nice and tight with no oil canning. Works well on a low crown panel.


Also did refinement using the flipper as a dolly above while hitting up with the lead beater bat. Would sometimes have the heel or toe of the flipper on the high spot with a little pressure while hitting up on the rest of the flipper from below with the bat. I found the weight of a full dolly above too much.


With one side exactly how I wanted I checked the other side at the same spot to see how it compared. Look at the ends and they are 6-8mm, (1/4"-5/16"), too high. This is still what is left from what was wheeled too much at this end.


Being a low crown panel I used a 5" shrinking disc over the high area making sure it never got more than honey in colour. Did not use any air or water to cool it as don't want it to harden. But look at the size of the oil can that sucked down within a minute! Gives you the overall size of what will need to be shrunk.


What I do is then shrink from below and it will pop the oil can back up, but not quite as high as before. So shrink the top again and it will go down and back a forth you go. If you can't get to the other side, use some pressure to keep the bulge on the side you can get to. Here I am almost there but the panel was still loose. So I keep shrinking back and forth until it feels tight all over with no loose areas and it matches the profile.


Here I have done the sides but the middle still needs more work. The light is showing a high spot. I ended up using the same gauge for the profile from one side to the other. It is still a compound curve as the edges where the ends of the gauge or strip sat, had an arc from one side to the other.


I ran the strip disc over the whole roof so I could better see how even it was.


The gauge showed less than 2mm difference one side to the other so just about there.


At the end of the night I gave it a good squirt of lanolin oil so it wouldn't flash rust as a lot of moisture in the air at the moment. I rub all over it with the same old hand towel for this and then remove any excess with another one.
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Old 05-21-2017, 12:16 PM
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Great work !!! Thanks for taking the time to show the way you got there
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Old 05-22-2017, 05:49 AM
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Thanks Dave. I probably do things differently than most as I try out what works best for me, but it might work better for others too!
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