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phatssbigboi

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Debating if I should fill my roof with metal or replace the vinyl top can I see some pic's and advise on both. how hard was it for those of you who did the vinyl
 
It would help if we knew what year/model your talking about?

I made a fiberglass "oversert" for my 36 5 window. I call it an "oversert" rather than an "insert" because it lays on top of the roof opening. It is 1/8 thick and gets glued to the standard rubber gasket in the roof opening. I use a "Trimlok" garnish that goes around the entire edge of the roof or it can be sanded smooth and painted. The oversert has a slightly rounded shape (higher in the middle) to promote water runoff.

Again, no cutting of the sheet metal like you'd have to do with a weld in metal insert. It can always be retro fitted back to original.

Not any good for a show car but street roders like it because it can support a sunroof.. I have the mold for the part. I haven't finished the installation yet but here's a pic of it laying on top.
 

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there is a vender in ct. i think his name is guelos or something like that. some one on the barn will know he makes a top cover kit that is E.Z to install with the instrustions & works great. installs with out desterbing the head liner. how ever if you want the roof metal insert for the one piece look, it is labor intence & requires skill as not to damage the roof with warpage.
 
richard crow said:
there is a vender in ct. i think his name is guelos or something like that. some one on the barn will know he makes a top cover kit that is E.Z to install with the instrustions & works great. installs with out desterbing the head liner. how ever if you want the roof metal insert for the one piece look, it is labor intence & requires skill as not to damage the roof with warpage.
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Julianos ....
 
I'm not 100% sure what you are looking for but if you are interested in putting a sheet metal insert in your '34, I see them listed on eBay all the time. Here are some pics from listings that I found today. If interested, you could use this link to get into eBay and find them http://motors.shop.ebay.com/Vintage..._nkw=193*+ford&_pcats=6028,6000&_sop=1&_rdc=1
Good luck.

ps...If you decide to replace with original type vinyl, I have some instructions that I could send you.
 

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I used one of Steve Auto Resotrations fill panels (weld-in), and it fit great-I would recommend it to anyone who wants a smooth top-
 

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The current thinking here in California is not to fill the roof on an original bodied car. People may think you have a Fiberglas car.

Just an opinion,

Chris
 
I prefer the stock Henry style top,,if you have a nice steel car I think the filled top makes it look like a glass car.

Not trying to start a glass verses steel debate,,I have owned both,I just like the original look. HRP
 
Phats, what I did on my 36 sedan was to use a section of roof from a 70's VW bus. I welded it to the inner part of the opening and then glued vinyl top foam to it and reinstalled ( glued)the top insert that I bought from LeBarron Bonney on top of the foam( I also used the stock rubber molding around the insert just like Ford). I now have a solid roof that is safer but it still has the good look of the soft insert. I also kept the stock wooden bows for the headliner.Somehow the early cars just dont look right with out the insert. Mitch.
 
I also did that to a 36 tudor way back when. I had rolled the car into a ditch and in so doing, a fence post came through the top insert. I had seen a discarded 36 in a pasture that had a steel roof "insert" on it, fastened by sheet metal screws. I obtained that old "insert" and attached it with the same metal screws. Since the car was already a wreck, I was only interested in keeping the weather out. Even so, it didn't look too bad, except it was green and the car was blue!

The top on my present 36 tudor is in good shape but if I ever have to replace it, I will use a metal top from another car and cover it with material from one of the parts outfits. It should look original.
 
CWPASADENA said:
The current thinking here in California is not to fill the roof on an original bodied car. People may think you have a Fiberglas car.

Just an opinion,

Chris
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I agree with Chris. I have a chopped '32 3-window body that somebody filled the roof and I wish they would have left it alone.
 
MITCH 36 said:
Phats, what I did on my 36 sedan was to use a section of roof from a 70's VW bus. I welded it to the inner part of the opening and then glued vinyl top foam to it and reinstalled ( glued)the top insert that I bought from LeBarron Bonney on top of the foam( I also used the stock rubber molding around the insert just like Ford). I now have a solid roof that is safer but it still has the good look of the soft insert. I also kept the stock wooden bows for the headliner.Somehow the early cars just dont look right with out the insert. Mitch.
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I've seen this car in person and it looks great too. :D

Depending on the build style of the car (if it's a hot rod), I am in the same camp that a filled roof just doesn't look as "period correct."
 
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