First post to the forum and its probally in the wrong place but here we go So it seems iv biten the bug yet again! Over the years iv had a good collection of beetles to splittys and a few early bays, personaly iv always prefured the bays over the splitts So when i was looking for another restoration project, it was obvious i had to find another bay window, but it had to be tax exempt was my rule, So after a few months of scanning the papers and web I found one that was sutable (cheap) On the cover she looks ok, but obviosly has had new front panle and steps put in some years ago and needs to be done correctly this time, same with rear corners both rear arches and the out sills need redoing As who ever done her last time only tacked the sills inplace and covered them in a cm thick body filler. Now the roof, This is interesting (Pics to follow as on my phone right now and need to resize pics) The roof allong the edges where it sits on the inner support has rusted all the way round the van, and looks really frehtening at first, So yesterday i got stuck in and started cutting back the sides of the roof to expose the inner frame so i could see what i was working with, And to my surprise i find she has had a roof transplant at some point in her life. A really bad one at that As oll they done was cutt the roof level with the inner supporting frame and then stuck the new panle down on top, So what has happened is that the old original roof has rusted through the newer section also But to my surprise the inner frame is still very sound and strong, and only two holes about the size of a twenty pence peace But so far so good i think, Just got to wait and see what the fro t brings above the doors and sliding door today Has anybody ever done a roof swap before? As cant see how the panle joins at the very front above the window As there is no gutter, So does the roof fold over into the window frame and welded to that lip there, Would be great if sombody could give me a heads up in thst area Before i actually hit it in a few hours Thanks
Sorry I can't help as all this way over my head (pun intended!) but welcome to the forum. I am sure someone with suitable expertise will be along to answer your query for you.
Hi, I think @1973daisey did a roof swap his van was a complete shed.... Hopefully he'll pop by and link his resto
I'll tag u in it matey loads of pics to help u it can't b worse than mine he he Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Wow 1973Daisy i only had a quick look at the first few pages of your build and it looks off the chart already, Was you not tenpted to build a pick up when you chopped the back of the roof off Thanks for the advise and links folks I hope to have a update and some photos later on this evening for you all to have a look at
I never chopped the roof out it fell in when I remover the pop top and glass !! But na it wasn't that bad
