280Z-LS3 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 My Datsun 280Z has a collapsed hood. While being stored in barn my daughters dwarf goats decided sleeping on the the roof was a good idea. Their weight was enough to collapse the roof. I can bang on the inside of the roof panel to pop it back up but there is a deformed ring where the metal bent during collapse. What's a few methods I can try to fix the damaged panel? See pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I had a similar issue with the roof, I did the following. -pushed it up from the inside, because the metal is already stretched it'll have a lot of flex it to. -once its pushed up I would hammer and dolley the areas surronding the dent to smooth everything out. -you'd be stretching the metal more so it'll have a tin can sound to it, you'll need to shrink the metal back -continue to hammer and dolley until your happy with the end result If anyone has anything to add to the above please do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) Trev is a master body man, this vid is good but there is another that I can't find at the moment that does the whole thing with a torch and a wet rag. If I find it I'll post it. Here it is, Edited September 17, 2020 by grannyknot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Z-LS3 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Thanks. I'll look at the videos and do a bit more internet searching for different techniques before I tackle the repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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