ConVerTT

Woohoo! time out: does not show this on their website ....

I looked ....

Not my personal favourite, but good value there

Depends .... If this looks like fun, then s30 ... If this looks like fun, then z32 ....

So, after sleeping on it, I agree again. I would keep “peeling” from the top down until I found some solid metal to use as a base to start building back up (or until the entire roof disappears).

I agree with Patcon here. Peel the roof skin and see what you have first. Before cutting into or attempting to remove the pillars. At that point you are no worse off than you are today, and everything is still lined up. Consider putting it on a jig beforehand. re: windshield - yes fitment is a concern. So when reattaching the roof position it with Cleco fasteners or sheet metal screws and make sure it is properly aligned and the windshield fits before welding it in.

What is the replacement lead filler?

I am going to need to replace a massive sunroof, but I am not planning on cutting the a-pillars. At @zKars suggestion I am going to cut a patch from a donor roof and epoxy it in. A guy in Sweden did it years back. Posted a bunch of pics and vids but I don’t know if they are still around. Aside: inspired me to build a jig. Google “Project Hugo 240z” or “Projekt Hugo” What happenned to yours? Here is mine. (Please ignore the mess made by the PO ...fortunately I have spares)

Very nice!

Agreed - it is much cleaner than the shell I am working on for sure.

To be clear - that is all I got for $800 Cad - just the shell, windshield and tail lights...and a white hoodliner. I do have a few spares though ....

Calgary

Spring 2018

This was $800 Canadian, about $ 620 US .... I thought it it was a sweet deal ?☺️?‍♂️

So ... there are a lot of opinions on butts, versus laps/flanges and plugs versus stitches. I use all of them depending on the circumstance. For example: I will almost always lap, plug stitch when attaching “Important” old metal to new metal (like floors to transmission tunnel, or frame rails to the inner fender patch). I used almost every type on the Franken Fender ....

Mostly welding and grinding this afternoon. Got the Franken - Fender backing plate welded up (welds get dressed tomorrow ?).... No new progress on the rad support but threw on some sugar scoops for grins ... almost ready to move on to the rockers ....

Understood. Looks like a fun project though!

Hmmm - can you see anything from the inside?

Ohhh nice! Jan 5 works ....

Sure ?. But it might be 2026 ....Actually 147 looks a lot cleaner than the shell I started with ....

I’m in!

Ahhhh - that looks a little better now.... Still some cleanup to do but heading in the right direction .... so I decided to spend some time on the rad support.... I re-did the lower support. This version is a single piece with only two small weld in patches. I think it will be a little cleaner than my first attempt last week .... Interestingly the factory rad support is made of 13 different pieces of sheet metal and then welded together. Not an easy piece to make. I roughed out three more pieces today ... Upper gusset braces ... And the upper cross piece ... Only 9 pieces to go ???‍♂️....

Verdict: Feasible Could do stainless or powder coated ....

Man - I love the colour, and the bumper delete is not bad actually. It’s fixable ?

Paint looks great!