Freaked Out By Roof Rust
So I finally got around to pulling the vinyl top off the Dart this weekend and now I am freaked out. I guess I was not expecting the disaster that I found. The first picture just gives you an idea of what it looked like before. The roof metal is pitted badly and there are a number of holes all over the roof.
From this before profile the bumps along the roof ridge ended up being a sign of terrible rust.
And the holes in this picture turned into even more holes once this lower section of vinyl came off.
I will try to get some pictures of the actual roof condition posted later. Now I am not sure what to do. I have been told to cut my losses and dump the car (I really don't want to do that). Skim the roof and put on another vinyl top to cover the disaster and let it ride for awhile (I know that is not the best option). I know that replacing/re-skinning the roof is the right way, but that is far beyond my capabilities. And I have searched the area high and low for a donor car, but can't find anything. I read through a number of the "rusted roof" threads from the past, but that spooked me even more. Really need some advice on how you guys would proceed and maybe how you tackled this situation in the past.
So I finally got around to pulling the vinyl top off the Dart this weekend and now I am freaked out. I guess I was not expecting the disaster that I found. The first picture just gives you an idea of what it looked like before. The roof metal is pitted badly and there are a number of holes all over the roof.
From this before profile the bumps along the roof ridge ended up being a sign of terrible rust.
And the holes in this picture turned into even more holes once this lower section of vinyl came off.
I will try to get some pictures of the actual roof condition posted later. Now I am not sure what to do. I have been told to cut my losses and dump the car (I really don't want to do that). Skim the roof and put on another vinyl top to cover the disaster and let it ride for awhile (I know that is not the best option). I know that replacing/re-skinning the roof is the right way, but that is far beyond my capabilities. And I have searched the area high and low for a donor car, but can't find anything. I read through a number of the "rusted roof" threads from the past, but that spooked me even more. Really need some advice on how you guys would proceed and maybe how you tackled this situation in the past.
