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Middy roof chop

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Middy roof chop

Post by Rookie »

looking at chopping my midsdies roof down to turn it into a ute.
what I want to do is cut before and after the side windows.

My question how can I join the two peices of the roof back together? the roof is fiberglass.
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Post by flyinwall »

with fiberglass cloth and resin
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Post by Rookie »

will that be strong enough or will i have to but a brace on it aswell?
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Post by flyinwall »

it will be as strong as the original if done properly
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Post by frp88 »

Hey Rookie does Meldge still have his Middy or did he sell it when he moved :?:
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Post by Rookie »

yer he still has it its off the road still has been for a while since he welded the rear diff and blew the crap out of it a couple of times.
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Post by Rookie »

ok next question what is going to be the best way to cut the roof at home???

grinder,jigsaw or something else????
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Post by thewayitis »

I used a angle grinder with a cutting disc and it cut fine. I havent started putting a back on it yet Im after some ideas. Also use a hacksaw to get the hard bits
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Post by Rookie »

cheers mate any photos of it done at all??

if so can you post them up or email them to me daveandcharlene@optusnet.com.au

cheers
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Post by Rookie »

thats it exactly not to sure if I am going to do the rear side windows but will try it first.

cheers tiny
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Post by Meldge »

FRP88 - Yes still have it and yes Diffs go BANG...

Rookie has my old roof now and has already cut it up, I went straight into search for these topics, I really should have looked to see if there were any newer ones, but to me it's the same topic...

I'm about to cut my truck again so it should be fun...
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Post by Rookie »

Well Meldge's roof has been hacked up. I had some fun with the 9 inch grinder. Now all that needs to be done is some fibreglassing the two halves back together then the rest of the work will commence. ie: rear door chop, tray and bar work and draws.

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