Spot blaster on rust pits…Not to distract you from fixing the dent, but what the woodpecker hell happened here?
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Spot blaster on rust pits…
A dent like that on a low crown area will not have a ridge around it, it will gain space by pulling the surrounding area down with it, just as Robert said.The dent at the top (passenger area) will pull other adjacent metal along for the ride as it went inwards. This is the first area to address, and then see if the larger area at the back has changed. Any disruption to the roof’s support system (the dent) can affect the support in other adjacent areas, especially lower crown areas.
That's funny! Those are areas of some superficial rust damage that after initial sandblasting, I never felt comfortable with. Basically, they are areas of pitting, where water got under the old cracking lacquer paint after I stupidly put a plastic cover over it. Nervous that rust would reappear after I got it painted, I decided to spot blasted them. So yes, these are some very shallow lows.Not to distract you from fixing the dent, but what the woodpecker hell happened here?
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Not to distract you from fixing the dent, but what the woodpecker hell happened here?
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I need something, Jim!
I knocked out the dent in the roof last night along with all the little dings at the front. That single dent came out nicely and I was very pleased with it. The stuff at the front of the roof is much improved and almost feels smoot by hand. Got under it with a thin crow bar. Sadly, all this did little to stop the oil canning in the roof and I'm not sure where to go now. I'm back to thinking about making a bow/roof support for the roof again. I was going to Dynamat the roof before I found this oil canning anyway. Thinking about applying the Dynamat to the roof with the bow resting on it. Thinking about making the bow as screw on from the sides. Wished I had a dang English wheel and bead roller. More importantly, knew how to use them....LOL!
BTW, I have discovered that Ford made an additional bow/roof support for the coupe which has a shorter roof. In other words, one at the front, one at the rear and one in the middle. They screwed the dome light into it. Unfortunately, the coupe's roof is narrower so that bow will not work on the fastback. Moreover, it is not available, at least I couldn't find it.
Thoughts?
By myself but could get an assistant if need be. Why?Are you working by yourself, or do you have an assistant/is an assistant available?
Don, that is a real good question and one I have pondered. The roof flexes 360 degrees on the rotisserie. It has been on the rotisserie for a few years now. I did put sub-frame connectors on the car before I took it apart. In fact, it was sitting on four wheels when I put the subframe connectors on it so the car does not flex like a stocker.Is the oil can caused by the body flexing on the rotisserie? Does it oil can when the body is inverted? Is the body braced?
Those old Mustangs are a bit of a wet noodle in my limited experience.
That's a good point and I may do that. Thanks Don!Before you go to all that trouble I would apply one or two layers of Dynamat and see how bad it oilcans.
Thank you.....jeez, I like that! Can you provide more details? Did you bend the metal to form the C Channel? How did you bend the C channel to match the curvature of your roof? Lastly, it does not appear the bows are making contact with the roof. Assuming your dampening material is under there?I cheated.....................C channel and 2 L's.
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