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11-06-2007, 09:26 PM
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350+dual flows= fun :)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TORRANCE ,CA.
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72 roof panel replacement???
ive got expeiriance repaneling first gen camaros.. ive never worked on a 72 truck, and i havent picked up the new project yet.. so i cant really get hands on right now.. but i was wondering if anyone knows a thread documenting a roof panel replacement, or if anyone here has done it,
im wondering is it all standard stuff, drill out ould spotwelds, clamp new panel down and fill the holes in original metal.... or is it totally different?... thanx..
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11-06-2007, 09:48 PM
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I'm a poor spectator
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Re: 72 roof panel replacement???
I can't offer any advice but that sure is a cool looking truck.
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11-06-2007, 09:50 PM
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Re: 72 roof panel replacement???
Well,if it was a regular truck it would be as easy as cutting the roof from a donor truck and welding it on,but since it's a 3 or 4 door conversion from "back in the day" I dont know.
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11-06-2007, 09:57 PM
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I'm a poor spectator
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Re: 72 roof panel replacement???
Suburban top maybe??? Just cut it down and it would probably work or maybe just fab one up.
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11-08-2007, 05:16 PM
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350+dual flows= fun :)
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Re: 72 roof panel replacement???
is the original panel easy to remove by drilling out the spot welds? maybe some lead in the rear?
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11-08-2007, 07:15 PM
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That's right, it's Copper!!
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Bakersfield, Central California
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Re: 72 roof panel replacement???
Has that thing been here in California all it's life? WOW, lots of rust!
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11-08-2007, 07:38 PM
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I am a Referee of life.
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Re: 72 roof panel replacement???
A suburban roof panel will probably not help much.The crown of a 'burb is much higher than the one for a pickup.I would guess you will need 3 pick up roofs to have enough to fix that.Luckily there are plenty of cabs so bad that the roof is probably the only decent panel.
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