87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
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87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
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My car has, on both sides of the roof corner, those rust cracks.
How could I repair or weld them? Is this hard to do at home?
My car has, on both sides of the roof corner, those rust cracks.
How could I repair or weld them? Is this hard to do at home?
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
More photos would be helpful -- I've never seen cracks there, although rotted channels in front of those cracks are pretty common. Is there any other significant rot like that in the roof? How are the channels? If it's that rotted in other places, it might be easier just to cut the whole roof off and weld in a replacement from a donor. Although now that I see you're from Italy, finding a donor car over there is probably not an option.
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
It can be repaired if you are talented with a welder. Best bet would be to get it all cleaned up and take more pictures with some farther away to get a better idea of the whole situation
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
Front channels are rotted
Rear channels alternate fromm good to rotted
Finding a roof here is impossible or very very hard
I will take some pics and post it
Thank you in advance
Rear channels alternate fromm good to rotted
Finding a roof here is impossible or very very hard
I will take some pics and post it
Thank you in advance
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
I claeaned all the stuff there and that's what i got: seems an hard weld because the metal is thin
The rust seems located all here.
I guess the body cracked and then rusted with years
The rust seems located all here.
I guess the body cracked and then rusted with years
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
Is that body filler in there? Almost looks like someone tried "fixing" it at some point.
The only way to truly fix it is to weld in new metal. If the metal is too soft\thin to weld properly, then you'll need to cut it back to a point where the metal is in better shape and then weld in new metal.
The only way to truly fix it is to weld in new metal. If the metal is too soft\thin to weld properly, then you'll need to cut it back to a point where the metal is in better shape and then weld in new metal.
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
Yes, all the t-top weatherstrip rails were fixed with bondo.
I will order new ones from metalfabrications soon
I will order new ones from metalfabrications soon
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
Being in Italy, I don't know if these help you, but
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
thank you guys I rewelded everything and repainted the car.
Metalfabrication Design helped me a lot
Metalfabrication Design helped me a lot
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Glad it worked out...be sure to post some pix when you get it back and cleaned up!
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
Mine was similarly cracked though not as bad. I welded them up before I repainted but 6 months later they had recracked. I've been told with a good set of subframe connectors they probably wouldnt have cracked again. Something you should consider...
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Re: 87 Trans Am Roof Rust Crack
absolutely! I am planning on welding alston ones