Thread: need some advice on my roof

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haha yea i know, thats what happened with mine, similar sorta thing. we hadnt quite got the bows where they shoulda been before welding the roof on and some poor excuse for a panel beater tried shrinking (!!!) the steel in my roof to get rid of an oil canny bit and it all sunk down about an inch in one area, i was an apprentice at the time didnt really know the score and was feeling my way since it was a first chop, i coulda bogged it but my conscience got the better of me and i ripped it apart and redone it properly once i knew what i was doing after gettin a few more years under my belt. now i feel alot happier about it

well I will try the "mickey mouse fix first" I am going to take the roof all the way down to metal first and relieve the pressure on the wood bows where it has sunk and if it looks to bad I am going to go for the cut and weld approach I am sure I can find a van in the junk yard that would like its lid to live on.. I thank you all for your in put this is my first hot rod and I will also learn in time ... And that was harsh "putty it up and sell it before it cracks" LOL I understand this is my first hot rod and I love it...