Vinyl top removal rust

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Diegog

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so I have an 81 Regal vinyl top and I pealed of the vinyl to make it a hard top and found a sh*t load of rust. Mostly where the windshield is and it looks like I can’t repair it. Is there any site or place where I can buy roof skin or any other gbody roof skin that’ll be compatible? I’m stuck in the mud with this roof now.
 

MrSony

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what? the factory tops are only half tops. Should be no rust near the windshield, because of the top. Only roof skins i see are the rears for a t top car. might have to find a parts car.
 
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Diegog

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Yup. My car has a full roof vinyl.. I was thinking of finding a donor to take roof off but can’t find one donor near my location. Neither junkyards have the Regals. I’ll be hitting a junkyard this weekend that’s about 2 hours from me to see if they have any
 

synoptic12

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I have a little near the passenger side of windshield. Have the 'landau' roof.
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565bbchevy

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I have seen only one full vinyl top Gbody in person and I could already see spots that were rising from the rust underneath.
I can only imagine how bad it really looked under there, now a days I avoid vinyl top Gbody's like the plague.
 
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Wow, the worst possible scenario. A few of us have found ugly under them. Check out Donovan's Project Olds Cool for the proper way to fix bad rust under a vinyl top. I also would never buy another vinyl top car.
 
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