Next job on the list now that she was running and moveable was to remove the roof, a genuine aftermarket Athol Hedges item

This is how it went...

YouTube - Land Rover Roof Removal

and some after pictures, I couldn't remove the door top on the passenger door because one of the bolts was rusted in place...



and where the roof landed...



it all went quite smoothly except for the previous owner rivoting the canopy on in 2 spots at the back and silly me forgot to bring a drill to drill them out.... so we improvised which involved a bit of hammering