Best way to uncrease this roof

[jos51700]

A couple years ago, my Valiant lost a battle between a tree and gravity.

I need to get a windshield in this car to get the city off my nuts. Obviously, I don't care if it leaks, it's been leaking since Nirvana was still a band.

Getting the old windshield out is easy. I think I have a line on a not-busted-to-bits replacement. I'm thinking I can just push up on the roof from the cross-member with a jack to 'pop' the roof back to close. Close is all it needs to be, I'll sort it out later if I ever get to this project. I just don't know if I should try to push in the center of the crease, which I've heard is terrible but with a wood piece in there might raise it back up, or should I try pushing on either side to slowly work it out? I've heard the second method referred to as 'bumping'.

Thanks to all you Mo-magicians that know how to sort these things out!

 

[missing linc]

You should be able to jack it up fairly easily, I have done it before, just go slow and use wood blocks. I also used a hammer on the a pillar to release the tension. An old school body man told me that, don't know if there's any truth to it or not, but it seemed to help. As for going directly on the crease, I would say work on either side of it alternately.

 

[George Jets]

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[Oldmanmopar]

steel plate on the front floor and push it up with a porta power. Then pull the crease out with a stud puller. I have a car here you can have the windshield from and the chrome for free . Where are you located.

 

[Oldmanmopar]

There is a member having an engine brought here from Missouri. I can ask him to bring the parts back if you help his driver with fuel. I can send the windshield and the chrome, and part of that roof channel . I may be able to save the rubber too. They are yours for free if you can find a way to get them. I bought this car for the front end and front clip also some parts for the duster like the heater box and all the arm rest.

 

[70SwingerGuy]

You should be able to jack it up fairly easily, I have done it before, just go slow and use wood blocks. I also used a hammer on the a pillar to release the tension. An old school body man told me that, don't know if there's any truth to it or not, but it seemed to help. As for going directly on the crease, I would say work on either side of it alternately.

And I would add, work it out from the outside in, or rather, the first point of impact in the damage is the last to get pulled out; you work out the dent the opposite of the way it went in.