gunter96ws6

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long story short i got a killer deal on this car and the previous owner had a sunroof put in it. ive bought a whole top from a salvage car and im having a local body shop do the swap for me. hes doing it for free if i spay his dog so y not. he asked if i would do some research on how to get the tops off so here i am. anyone have any info on switching the 2? any info is appreciated.

wabmorgan

Sunroof on a 4th gen??? I'd never done that.... at least not without reinforcing the section of the metal roof he must have cut out.

gunter96ws6

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its reinforced, sunroof is still gay. all help is appreciated.

whytryz28

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Pics man, I have a hardtop and would love to put a sunroof in.

CaptUSA

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How much did the new roof cost ya?

I've been considering the same move.

gunter96ws6

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i have a friend who has a fbody junk yard so we just cut through the windshield and the rear fenders. paid 40 bucks. its just plain silly, the sunroof is a terrible idea. i cant wait for it to be gone. heres a pic though.

fucter

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I am anti-sunroof

gunter96ws6

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well if your anti sunroof help me get rid of it!

AZ2ENVY

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Is the support beam running down the center of the roof cut ? If not then it will
be an easy fix . If so then its gonna be a bit tougher to fix , But if it was cut you would
have noticed extreme body flexing when going over bumps , hills , etc .

gunter96ws6

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yes it was cut but as i said in a previous post i have an entire new roof to use for parts. no just the roof skin, i have a new "t" bar to weld back in place as well as the skin and headliner. my friend at the body shop asked me to do some research on how to remove the old top/roof panel. any insight?

who_needs_maf?

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Prolly just cut the old roof out and start working / cutting the new one to fit in it's place

samson_420

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Do you have a closer up pic?

I have never seen a sun roof on a f-body. . . . . . . . . People do some strange ****. . . .


Does it look clean? Did they do a good job?

Spartan7

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If you look at a t-top conversion, you can see that the roof skin is just glued down to the roof subframe. You should be able to tear the whole roof skin off, cut out the sunroof and all its bracing, then use the other roof you have to weld in the new roof rails.

wabmorgan

Rip off the roof panel and sun roof..... Weld in the new t-section.... since it would seem it has been removed and then glue a new roof panel on. Done.

Looking at these t-top conversion threads will probably be helpful.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post11856590

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...onversion.html

gunter96ws6

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this is the plan but how exactly? and how do i remove the replacement top without cracking it?

wabmorgan

The sail panel replacement thread may also be helpful.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/paint-bod...-yourself.html

wabmorgan

I kind of doubt you will be able to get an entire hard top roof panel off without cracking it.

You can still get the panel from gmpartsdirect.com

wabmorgan

Standard roof panel

Part 10253596 Lift off roof window PANEL-RF $491.84

gunter96ws6

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that may be true but dont think i wont try im off wednesdayand thursday, ill keep you guys posted, that link helped alot!

gunter96ws6

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holy hell, thats a nice chunk of change. ill get it off without cracking it for sure now. lol