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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:15 PM
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Question should I cut the Roof OFF my Parts car?

The car is a S5 1990 NO SUNROOF MODEL..
Sincce the car is goona be stripped and Scrapped,I was wondering IF I should tak ethe time and Cut the Roof off?.
Reason is that I have encountered Guys wanting a Car with no Sunroof(fir some odd reason),and since the Opportunity is there to get the Whole Sheeted Metal roof.,maybe someone would want it???
Opinions Guys.Thanks.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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HAHAHAHA Dave i think it would be easier to just remove the sunroof and install lexan then a whole roof but thats just me
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 05:21 AM
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Some things sound better than they are.....

We CUT the framrails out of a s14 so my buddy would have a rolling engine stand(to mock up parts of course).... A week later and like 3 packs of CT cutting discs, they were out.

Just in time for him to buy a 240z....

Don't do it...
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 08:09 AM
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If you do it cleanly, and offer it for free, then I'll take it lol I'd love to delete my rivet job on the roof of the racecar.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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Not worth the time/cutting disks/ neigbors wanting to kill you.
Just take it to the junkers and get your $200 in steel.

Mark
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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for the price of all those cutting disk's you could have just bought a sawzall and been done in less than a hour with that 240

i could have that roof off in 15 mins or less hahahaha
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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A Gas Powered Chop Saw solves the time and effort problem quickly. VERY Quickly. And Very Mad Scientist too.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by FC3Sdrift
for the price of all those cutting disk's you could have just bought a sawzall and been done in less than a hour with that 240

i could have that roof off in 15 mins or less hahahaha
Psh with a sawzall you can chop a roof off in 5min flat! Been there, done that! P.S Its fun!
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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hahaha i know but these are inexperienced sawzallers, i didnt want them to rush and lose a limb

I should start an event like those guys who see who can cut up the log the fastest, but with a sawzall and a car, see who can cut the car up the fastest hahahaha
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 12:49 AM
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Our cordless makita sawzall went mia...
And even with a sawzall it still would have take a day.
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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Well,I have various parts already spoken for,.and one of them IS the ROOF.
I don't care if it takes all Freakin day,If someone wants it and I got it,the damn thing is coming OFF.The scrapper isn't gonna use it for enhancing the look of the crushing machine,so someone may as well use it to get rid of that "factory made HOLE in their roof"!!.
It prevents the Truckers from looking down at your Girl Friend's Tatas when you are driving too!
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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Have you thought of the shipping cost also.

Make sure your buyer knows that you will probably have to ship via crate , probably add the cost of the roof.
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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... know anyone with a plasma cutter? : )
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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well I solved the problem.Sort of.
a Guy wanted a Big Chunk of the driver's side Rear panel.and I cut about 8 inches off around the Pillar to give him what he wanted.,the roof has a BIG hole in it now..
Car is going for Scrap.So Thread can be closed.Thanks everyone.STYX.
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