How to replace roof panel on first gen fbody 67 firebird with the rustiest roof panel
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
- Having a car with what might just be the Rustiest roof on any Firebird ever and wondering where to start. Get great results at home with normal shop tools. To prove it we did this roof panel swap nearly 2,000 miles from home using someone else’s tools, so it can be done.
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You guys make this look easy, great job.
Practice makes perfect, now you can see how to get there quicker.
Love the way they show how you get it cut off of the gutter
work smarter not harder, I was pleasantly surprised how well that roof panel job went.
A friend of mine put his unused POR15 in a mason jar and was still good after a year!
That is an idea. Por15 isn’t cheap
I've got a few dozen cars from the 1960s a few 65 and 66 mustang. one 66 mustang fastback. 1 68 and 1 69 Camaro a 69 chevelle 2 door. I bought all of them years ago from a guy who was gonna scrap them because he thought they were to rusty to restore. They were to rusty to be worth restoring back then by not today.
What an awesome opportunity, if we only knew back in the day what a rust bucket would bring today. Seems you lucked out, nice job
another excellent video I was wondering if you would have a scrap passenger sail pannel for a 1968 fierbird for sale this drip rail channel is killing me splicing in about 14 inches and part of it is right where the roof and quarter panel joint is your a really good dude helping out the man with his bird God bless you brother
I do have an entire sail panel for the passenger side I just cut of for the great pumpkin project.
I left you my number an face book I will buy it from you if you are selling
Wow that turned out nice!
Thanks had a great time too. First time visiting Arizona worth every minute
I took the vinyl top off of my 1987 Chevy Caprice classic and I think mine's have you beat I have no idea how I'm going to get this top of this car replaced
Vinyl tops add a nice touch to some cars. But not sure they are worth the damage they can cause. The best solution for a roof panel might be find a donor car to get it from. That might be slim pickings of course.
I’m amazed you didn’t remove the seats.
If they didn’t need reupholstered I would have removed them.
HOW MANY ORANGE MOUTAIN DEW CANS DID YOU HIDE???????? hahahahah thank you buddy!!
Lol. Happy hunting!!!! 😂
Great job! I have to do the same to my 72 Grand Prix. My roof looks a lot like to Birds roof because of a vinyl top. Do you use seam sealer in the channels along the drip edge? Thank you!
Yes you are correct once all welded and primed definitely seam seal drip rail.
Great video, I just cut the roof off my 66 lemans in identical condition this was a world of help! How did you do the windsails
Thanks! We did the entire roof replacement live on UA-cam it is all on my Friends channel “arrowhead garage”
ua-cam.com/users/liveaGE9xYEu6K4?feature=share
There is multiple videos this isn’t the only one
2 minutes, ur good
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Nice work, just letting you know the seam where the lead would be is the roof panel and top of the quarter panel, the sail panel is between the rear window and the trunk lid. Do you intend to add more welds all the way around because you drilled out more plug welds than you put back, just wondering
Thanks had a good time out in Arizona. The panel between the back glass and trunk deck is the filler panel, and the panels on each side that go between the 1/4 glass and rear window is the sail panels. That are called that because that is what they resemble, even the interior panels for the sections are also called sail panel trim. Unfortunately those panels are not sold separately from the full 1/4 panels. Be a whole cooler if they did.
Will the rain channels eventuallh get seam sealed? What keeps the water out?
Yes great observation, the drip rails need a nice seam sealer to keep water from damaging the new skin. Thanks!
Looks good do you know if the Firebird convertible comes with seams on each side left and right by the trunk mine is smooth and I didn’t know if that’s Factory or not
Good question, I assume you are talking about the area between the trunk deck and convertible top, the left and right edges of the filler panel. Only on convertibles those seams are smoothed over and not visible from the factory. Coupe has a small amount of seam sealer but still a very defined and
Visible seam.
@@VinylVillageGarage thanks
Anytime!
How much would you charge to come back to Az to help me with my 69 Bird? Thanks for the video.
As much fun that might be I am actually three cars lined up for overhauls that I have committed to that need completed.
where did you source your sail panels from ?
Unfortunately they are not available as just a sail panels. They where removed from full 1/4 panels that where cut up for parts.
nice job , but please pull the front seat out for me!!!
Normally step one, this interior is getting completely replaced. It was and still has a lot of mouse and other animal remains inside them.
Man that roof was roached
Worst i have ever messed with
@@VinylVillageGarage I believe it. Yieks
This is why i hate vinyl tops
They can definitely wreck a roof