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Well its been 8 years since I last worked on my cutlass project . At the time I was transfering a t roof into a rust free shell .well after leaving it in the talk grass for 8 years I decided to carry on . Well my rust free shell is now a rusted turd . I have been looking for a complete floor pan...

Sorry it has been a while I intend to get back at it this spring and summer and will post more pics as I deal with sectioning the rear frame rail and then hopefully put the car back together

WHAT kind of rims are those I have never seen those before I really like them .Anyone?

Any rough idea on pricing for a outer door skin? :o

I was just reading all the posts again and looking at the pics provided by L.A.X .I noticed that your roof was cut with an air chissel .I would not recommend that it damages the metal too much we cut ours with a reciprocating saw and that way there is no buckling or warpage from the pressure...

Sorry I have't checked this post for a while .I agree with the post that states warping the outer roof skin will be a big problem.Please bear in mind mine is a vinyl top car with a padded top .the reason I proceded this way is because it saved me tons of time .The roof panel is only welded on...

I am getting closer and closer to completing my rebuild .I have transplanted in a t top and I am now ready to try my hand at putting on a new landau roof .MY PAINT CODE FOR THE TOP IS 31 (85 CUTLASS ).How and where do I obtain the right color vinyl and the padding that they used from the...

I believe all the 2 dr 81-88 g body's use the same roof panel. :D

Can I still get the rpo's from the dealer or is it too old ?

I am looking for advise as to where to find my build sheet for my 85 cutlass as well as the rpo sticker .I thought the rpo sticker should have been on the inside of the trunklid but no luck .My 2dr brougham is a dark blue and I need a paint code were there many dark blues used on the supremes...

HERE ARE 3 MORE SHOWING THE FINAL CLEAN UP AND IN TEMP PRIMER :D

Well as promised here is the next step roof fully welded and ground where applicable .That is the panel glue we used GREAT STUFF

We used a die grinder to trim the panels to help align the pillars the rh b pillar has about 1/8 gap so we will tuck a couple pieces of sheetmetal into the b pillar and pull them behind the seam to help bridge the gap where we will weld the post together .I will try and get a pic of that for you...

Ok have ground the leading edge of the hardtop new roof edge where we cut it about 2-3 inches wide.We ground the inside of the t roof edge about the same amount .We then applied the panel adhesive to both surfaces and slid the panels together the blue panel on top positioned tke roof in place...

Here is the roof loosely installed the t roof panel is slipped over the hardtop paneland held in place glue and weld is next

Found the t roof transplant thread under "heavy mods" maybe it should be moved? anyways posted some pics there and will post more as it progresses it was kinda sickning at that stage we really pucked a nice solid car up ,but it looks better now and will post more pics :puke:

Here are some pics cut the roof with a recirrocting saw

Well I took a different railroad but arrived at the same place .I cut the roof behind the b pillar and joined it there .The roof panels overlap about 2 inches and are nice and tight .It was kinda scary cuttimg the lid off but it worked out well I will post some pics the 2 roof panels will be...

I am planning to do a t top transplant as well has anyone ever spliced one together under the vinyl top ?

my 85 cutlass felt was held on by screws from the inside of door #2 philps I believe