Freaked Out By Roof Rust
I'd base the decision on how solid the rest of the car is. My bronze GT needs a roof skin because of a vinyl top, looks like it might be a little better than yours but it has holes as well, just not in the lower panels. The rest of the car is solid with exception of the trunk pan, and even that isn't horrible. The roof skin isn't that hard to swap if you can find a donor. I removed a roof skin from a parts car I had, wasn't a big deal with a couple of spot weld cutters. Reinstalling is pretty straightforward with a MIG welder.
Biggest thing is finding the donor. Once you've found a donor, its a couple day operation with a few spot weld cutters and a MIG. I definitely wouldn't write the car off just because of a roof skin. Of course, the rusted roof skin makes it more likely the floors/trunk etc need to be replaced too, and at some point its easier to cut your losses.
Here's a thread I posted on before, lotsa info over there. And a couple of pictures.
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=194845
I'd base the decision on how solid the rest of the car is. My bronze GT needs a roof skin because of a vinyl top, looks like it might be a little better than yours but it has holes as well, just not in the lower panels. The rest of the car is solid with exception of the trunk pan, and even that isn't horrible. The roof skin isn't that hard to swap if you can find a donor. I removed a roof skin from a parts car I had, wasn't a big deal with a couple of spot weld cutters. Reinstalling is pretty straightforward with a MIG welder.
Biggest thing is finding the donor. Once you've found a donor, its a couple day operation with a few spot weld cutters and a MIG. I definitely wouldn't write the car off just because of a roof skin. Of course, the rusted roof skin makes it more likely the floors/trunk etc need to be replaced too, and at some point its easier to cut your losses.
Here's a thread I posted on before, lotsa info over there. And a couple of pictures.
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=194845
