city hunter Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 is this just something that happens with these cars or is it a deal where a cat or someone lad crap on top of it? I've looked at 2 and they both seem to have roofs that are a bit wavy. Are there any realistic ways to fix this issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Roof work truly sucks. I know the roof on at least 2 of my 3 s30's sucks and I'm fixing one with a hammer+dolly and body filler as I am in the process of patching the sunroof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
city hunter Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 yeah im debating if I should buy this 73 or not. The roof isnt horrible, but it does have some waves in it. I'm just wondering if it's possible to get one without the waves. The rest of the car is pretty decent for the price though. I'm wondering if that blow dryer and carbon dioxide method will work at all? Apparently it does work on warped metal... I just hate to buy a car with a issue like this that I know is just going to be a royal pain in the butt to ever get perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfisher Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm at the same point with mine. just cut one off a 75 and now trying to decide replace or fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I'm in the process of fixing my roof, and it definitely a difficult job to do correctly. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=127050&highlight=roof Be careful as sometimes a wavy roof can be an indication of prior body damage. A good hit can easily result in problems to the roof that don't wind up getting fixed when the rest of the car is repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-280Z Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Over here in California some Z have wavy roofs due to being parked in a field and kids playing with the car (jumping on and off the roof)... Others are attempts at fixes but didn't turn out as expected. And some are cover ups of aftermarket sunroofs. Like Bartman said, some of these cars that have been damaged are a failed attempt to fix it or they just gave up and said screw it. Inspect the car in every angle if you can try to see if there was any other damages. Check wheel wells as its common to get boo booed. rear latches and open the door and try to see if any dents, bends, on the sill...Somtimes kids mess up these cars so bad that when they start slamming the door it puts dents everywhere.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin240Z Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Mine has a wavy roof too. I started sanding the top down to metal and found some bondo too, so it was apparently even wavier than it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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