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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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Does got some tips on how to take care of my roof problem? The backside of my roof is rotted out across the car, in front of the hatch. Any good bodyshops that could patch this up or anybody else up for it? Also if anybody has an old fiberglass hatch they're getting rid of, I'd be interested in replacing mine.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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cut the whole roof off..or replace the entire body..........seriously.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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Shouldn't somebody be able to clean the back out and re-weld a strip of sheetmetal across? I need to get some damn pictures on here. I don't think I could afford a different car. All the cars I've seen are either too nice and expensive, or they're worse than mine. Besides, I don't think I could get much money out of mine.
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By the way though, thanks for the feedback.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bluebullett88
Shouldn't somebody be able to clean the back out and re-weld a strip of sheetmetal across? I need to get some damn pictures on here. I don't think I could afford a different car. All the cars I've seen are either too nice and expensive, or they're worse than mine. Besides, I don't think I could get much money out of mine.
you still need a complete paint job......thats were the money comes in.expect 2k on the low side for a paint job.
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That's what I was thinking. However, I was probably just going to get the roof fixed. The car could definately use a paint job, but I just don't want it to rot out from underneath me for now. I was thinking about priming it flat black anyways.
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Originally Posted by bluebullett88
That's what I was thinking. However, I was probably just going to get the roof fixed. The car could definately use a paint job, but I just don't want it to rot out from underneath me for now. I was thinking about priming it flat black anyways.
do it right or don't do it at all.

that cancer will come back.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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I hear you on that, it's just a money issue. Want to stop it before it gets worse.
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Originally Posted by bluebullett88
I hear you on that, it's just a money issue. Want to stop it before it gets worse.
if it was me...I would find a decent roller that doesn't need paint...Ray ray just sold that 86 to steve b at a great price......needs no paint. just my opinion.
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I'll probably do that eventually, especially since I don't plan to drive the car much more. For now though, I don't have the facilities to swap eng and tran into another car. If you're refering to that grey one, that was a sweet looking fox. I used to not like the four eyed look, but it has definately grown on me.
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