Gqtrol roof chop

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Hey guys,

Sorry been a while since Ive done the forum thing and been meaning to share with you my roof chop.

It was only meant to be a roof skin job but the rust was to far gone in the 2nd layer so had to do the old pillar chop.


before the chop, basically hit it with a hammer and used the grinder to take a look
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The doner roof
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I have never been so nervous in my life, once that first cut was made there was no turning back.
Me and a mate had the old roof cut off and cut the other roof to fit had it welded up within a day.
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once it was welded and cleaned up, sanding and more welding and fixing anything i could find like small pin holes ect. i didnt sand the welds down that much on inside of the cab because it will be hidden anyway,
i tried to get the outside as best as i could so it wouldnt need much filler.

Then the body work
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Spent alot of time on the body trying to get it as strait as i can, had my uncle come help me with a few areas as i haven't done this sort of work for 10+ years haha.
My original plan was only to do the roof skin remember, while the cars stripped i decided to do all these things while its here and everything is out, did some rust treatment in the floor and a few cuts and replated ect.
had rust below the front windscreen so i wire wheeled and treated and in a few other areas aswell.

Rust treating the floor
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Decided to to rear quarter chop to
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Refurbished door hinges
Did me front door hinges, no bushings and pins, gave them a sand blast and quick paint. dont know how they will go or how long they will last.
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Theres still a litte bit to do, i havent started on the front guards yet but i had Front RHS s2 guard and the left hand one was a s1. so made the s1 into a s2 haha.
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