going to be doing a roof swap on my 84 4runner.

today I went to the Junk yard found a roof paid for it.. .they are going to chop it off and I can pick it up tomorrow. This one has a sunroof!

Pics to come!

 

you had her on her back eh...i heard she likes it like that

 

Put her down on her side.. she didn't seem to care one bit..

 

if you have any bodyman friends then now is the time to find out what kind of beer is his favorite lol. sectioning a roof is not easy like fixing a dent. but it not to hard either be sure that the junk yard gives you as much of the A and B pillar as posable you might need it seeing as you put her on her side. it might help if your local frame shop would let you look the 84 runner measuring guide so that you can make sure you get it all square and plum good luck body work is always a whoot

 

the friend that is helping me out is in a body shop class right now, so we are getting advice from the teacher..

I got the roof, sunroof is broken so I need to find a replacement for that..

All four pillars were cut far a few inches below where they meet the frame.

Going to start work on the project on Tuesday

 

This is the first night, class is only a few hours long so we pulled the glass and the fenders.. pulling the glass was a pain in the ass

going to pull the dash this weekend, and have it ready for measurements and cutting on Tuesday!

 

I just got done doing this. It was pretty fun. The thin metal is a little hard to weld, but just go slow and let it cool. Don't forget the center nut when taking out the dash.

 

sounds good.. nice work

 

yup just as richf said go slow

tack here tack there cool repeat

yea windshields are stupid glued in some times it worth the money to pay the glass guy
to pull it and put it back in when your done playing

 

Well the glass was busted to begin with so didn't matter on how we took it out..and us doing it was cheap..

Here are the update pics

 

I bet that will hold up swell in a rollover....

There is actually a correct way to section a roof, but I don't think cutting it that far into the pillars is it. Make sure you add some gusseting for strength.

Btw, nice MR2 seats

 

Actually where we cut the pillars its some of the are is only 1 layer of sheet metal, above that it was double or tripple.

We have a body shop teacher making sure we are doing it right..

MR2 seats came with the truck... need to get some seat covers

 

I cut mine in the same spot on the front pillars. For the rear I cut right at the bottom line of were the vent goes. When you get it welded back together you might be surprised at how strong it really is. I used some metal "patches" if you will, for the inside of the front pillers just to give it some extra strength.

 

sounds like exactly were we cut it

 

The rear pillar has a lot of good metal to weld to. If you are wondering how your going to line the back pillars up, use the black plastic grill that snaps into the holes on the rear pillar

 

ah.. thanks for the tip!..

I was going to use the top too

 

Ya if you use the bolt holes in the roof to line up with the top it will help out a lot.

 

and make sure I can bolt up the top.. which will be good

 

Roof swap is done.. pics to come tonight..

 

and the finished product