staledale Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 I have two Z's a 72 with bad rot and a 78 really great shape that someone started a convertible with. I just wondered if It would be worth the effort to weld the roof from one to the other and are they the same? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkaw Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 So this isn’t a re-skin but replacing the complete roof and swap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 You can weld the skin. Just drill out all the spot welds and remove the old roof, weld the new skin in its place. Another option is to cut through the pillars and weld back together. There are differences in the 240 and 280 chassis. Not sure what if anything is different about the pillars. Should be dimensionally the same as the hatches, doors (some lock issues but size and shape the same), quarter windows, and windshields swap. I have a friend who built his roll cage this way, cut the pillars, did the cage, welded the roof back on. A lot of people were poo-pooing this at the time, but I think if I were doing another cage that might be a good way to go. Probably want to stay away from the leaded joints so that you don't make a mess, or melt it all out with a torch and deal with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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