Charlie Chalk

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Its a Ford......


Rust

Westy

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shit... not good. Sorry to hear that!

these ERST are prone to the bonnets coming up.. smash the screen and kink the roof?

Christian and Beccy

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I did have a bonnet incident a while ago, though the reason for the roof replacement right now is rust. Kinda a long story, but I have bought a cage and I had to make the choice between sunroof and non-sunroof. Knowing that the roof would have to be dealt with sometime soon, I chose non-sunroof. I don't regret this decision, but I now need to sort the roof.

Check out my resto thread if you are remotely interested LOL.

fraser9764

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like you say just rivit a plate over it for now, get it back on the road and enjoy it.
Personnaly i would go for carbon fibre like i am doing on my mini which has the same problem as yours, And i think it would look stunning on an all white ERST.

Mr S1

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What I'd do as well !

Christian and Beccy

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But then you have to do the pillars too and by the time I'd put a Carbon roof and pillars on it and had it painted, I might aswell just bite the bullet and have the roof chopped off and repaired with a steel donor.

Linsay

My new roof should be on for National day - took about a year to source mine and have had to have a non sunroof in the end.
I understand what you mean about your car Christian. Several people can’t understand why my cars had good money after bad – but it’s done some big miles and deserves a bit of tlc and I love it so I don’t care
I’m going to see Bob on Sunday, as he’s painting my tailgate for croft
Will let you know what he thinks about how much it’s going to cost

JamesH

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Except you said you can't find one

Christian and Beccy

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....for reasonable money. I'm commited, but the ones I have found have been 250-300 miles from me and immaculate cars that are for sale for Ł300-Ł400. So, by the time you account for getting the car back here, it's a Ł500+ roof.

Christian and Beccy

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Linsay - Looking forward to seeing/hearing how it goes with yours......

Rick

Repair it. Not that hard. Dentmasters way is good, then loads of waxoil where the sunroof frame meets the skin, as I think thats where it starts. As you say the surface rust is just that and not really an issue.

Big Will_

I have a fully restored (bare metal up) RS Turbo shell - all pukka, with ID sat in primer ready for colour of your choice. Has been delocked on the doors and bonnet badge smoothed over - other than that - standard...

PM me if it's of interest

jacko

cut the roof off and replace it it aint actualy that hard and ity aint like you never worked on a car you just have to know where to take it off from and thets easy

Christian and Beccy

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I have someone waiting to do the job, its finding a decent donor with the whole thing costing thousands.

jacko

souldnt cost that much to do the roof mate ill see if i can find you a roof up here and get it sent down to you do you want it with or without sunroof hole

Christian and Beccy

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Im after one without sunroof.

jacko

ok will try get you one at the week end while im looking round for stuff

fraser9764

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infact, my local scrappy has had a fair few mk4 escort bonus's in for a while now, at the back on top of other cars so i doubt the roof will be touched, ill be passing tomorrow, could call in if you want and see if they are any use? I wouldn't mind taking the genny and a grinder and sticking it on a pallet if need be.

jacko

if they are non sun roof shells they should be as new mate cos they dont rust like the sunroof ones

jacko

4 door ones have the same roof to so that would make it a bit easier to find

Twellsie

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my suggestion would be to take it to an old school coach builders, they could wheel up a panel to mach the contour roof to fit in the area that needs to be replace and also a doubler panel to sit underneath it, this could then br rivetted into place using solid rivets countersunk on both sides, then all you would need would be the lightest skim of filler and spraying.

Dingy

Maybe stick to tuning eh rick if you think dentmaster can fix iron oxide

Dingy

I got a sun roofed roof christian

warleydaddy

Sorry,just saw this thread...

So whats up with your roof then??? Why do you want to change it??

Pete..

B19LRW

Christian, there may be a remote chance i have a non sunroof'd car coming up very soon, and the roof can come up with TT & billycabrio....... leave it with me. trouble is i will have to buy the whole car. let me know. ( its a scrapper)

panelbeater

at 50+ quid an hour to fabricate a roof taking around 2 days with 2 guys sounds like a good cheap way!

personally i'd look for a roof you'd end up with a nice job done relitavly quick, or get it repaired and it may last a year or 2.

T3ORA

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ask the twin's if they have still got the roof panel they cut off a escort

to use as a patten for the carbon one

Twellsie

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it wouldnt take anywere near that amount of time

jacko

he is on about making a new roof skin mate and it would take atleast that to make and fit a roof skin and you need atleast 2 people to use an englis wheel on a peice that size even a skin will take 2 to 3 days to fit and paint

sexr3i

Trying to get a big surface flat with a little DA buzzing away will leave low and high spots, but if you make an 18inch flexible 80grit block you can skim and flat the whole roof if need be. It's not that hard, but takes a long time. I'd repair the individual spots and leave them deliberately a little low. Modern body filler is amazing stuff.

Twellsie

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but it soesnt need an entire roof skin

jacko

best bet is to change the skin for a non sun roof one this way it will save weight aswell

BigErn

Im sure my mate has a mint roof sitting in his mams garden shed.

fraser9764

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there is one in the local scrappy, non sunroof, not a mark on it, blue, Ł40, but the bastard wont let you use a genny and grinder because of sparks so it would have to be a hacksaw

jacko

only take 10 min with a hacksaw i had to do one like that a few weeks ago

go straight through the pillars