Rip The Roof Off

[mrapocalypse]

Just wondering, say for example?. one's series 2 disco was in a severe hail storm and for arguments sake the roof was seriously dimpled?. how would one go about removing said roof?. Like all Rovers I assume it is silastic'd and bolted on but there are sensors and leccy things up there too? Is it hard???? Is it Possible?

Doors and bonnet.. No dramas.. Roof? No Idea.

I can live with the dimples if I am to tear this poor old tuck to pieces.

[Outback 1]

D2 roofs are spot welded on i believe

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[mrapocalypse]

That's exactly what I was worried about. .

[iPom]

The link below shows the procedure...the website is full of pop ups but shows the gist of it.

http://http://workshop-manuals.com/landrover/discovery-ii/panel_repairs/replacement_panels/roof_panels/

Doable if you have the tools and a bit of an idea.

I tried to find more links, maybe a bit more searching on the net might produce more info.

Dave

[iPom]

Come to think of it....It's probably ripped from RAVE

[shamirj]

Have taken roof or turret of a disco 1, spot welded on top no bolts, is doable then new one spot welded in place, i would think d2 would be the same, messy work, need to hire a spot welder, find replacement turret, we bought new from LR at the time and be patient, takes time.

[mrapocalypse]

Spot welding is not something I'm OK with.

[iPom]

One other alternative is to plug weld using MIG...

http://http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/plug-weld.htm

[iPom]

Spot welding is pretty simple..as long as it is set up right...plenty of info on the net/You Tube etc...

[iPom]

If I was doing the repair I'd be spot welding...heat transfer is more localised. You may still need to plug weld certain points if the arms of the spot welder cannot access the weld area.

[mrapocalypse]

You are basically messing with one of the main structural components of the body. I thought it was like old Rangies where you undid the screws, and peeled away the silastic. This is a whole new kettle of fish.

It might be cheaper to pull the headlining and get a paintless Dent guy to spend a day on it?

There's no Web descriptions other than the hacked manual which makes me even more nervous. :o