Roof off

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by iblaze, Feb 16, 2019.

  1. iblaze

    iblaze Supporter

    My bus originally had a sun roof according to the PO
    But was replaced at some point with this crap fibre glass one.
    So what I want to know is how does a Devon pop attach?
    The roof I just took off had loads of pop rivets and silicone holding it on.[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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  2. My Devon poptop has wooden spacer battons at the front and rear that follow the shape of the roof and to which the roof is screwed to, I don’t know if that’s original, and mine are getting rotten so need replacing at some point. The roof was taken off another bus and fitted to mine.
     
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  3. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    It’s original
     
  4. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    You need to make a frame to hold the roof, it was originally made from wood , I don’t have any pictures but someone will
     
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  5. iblaze

    iblaze Supporter

    Yes I have wood that follows the profile of the roof it was very rickety with joints coming apart I've managed to glue them with gorilla glue so they are rock solid now.
    Also I got sent some pictures of how the roof should be, so I've fabricated the upstand out of sheet steel.[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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  6. Ozziedog

    Ozziedog Supporter

    When Devon fitted their early style concertina roof, the upstanding was anywhere between twenty and forty milliopeters. The later Devon roof were fitted with an upstand of ten ish mill because the original was just a tad O T T plus nowhere as neat as yours. Mr Devon actually employed multi skilled people and the main skill required was the ability to use a can opener and have the skill and vision to to use lots of large hammers but mostly it got covered up. The sides just where the springs are fitted may need a bit of a gusset back down to the can’t rail as that’s about the only point that’s a bit stressed. The flat roof design on these leaves it wide open for a rebuild with more modern techniques to alleviate the big gasket and the wiggly rivets issues. Also a perfect time to insulate it to a decent standard too. The later Devon roofs were a much better design but they did away with that fabulous crinkle cut fabric that made the pop up and drop down so easy.

    Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,Devon’s are great.:)
     

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