With only 2 small strips needing to be welded onto the chassis side of the roof section, the chassis would then be ready to have the roof skin welded back on! It's been off for like 3 months, and with it off your not meant to move or jack the car else things can go sideways.. I've been wanting to go ahead with swapping my D16Y1 in (which I need to update on too).

So we pulled out the 2 roof skins and looked at what needed to be replaced on the new roof skin from the donor car. Reason for choosing this skin mostly because the whole drivers side is rusted, but mainly because previous owner had the roof rack holes filled in, front and rear has nuts welded on underneath the roof skin itself. They were welded up but not protected from behind so they rusted, and in the middle studs are welded into the roof which were cut flush with the roof.

First section to tackle was the huge hole on the rear where the boot hinge bolts to, it's very common for rust to appear here on the wagons, even some of the hatches.

Sealant cracks, water gets under, gg. We cut out the rust affected area and followed similar methods from bending a piece to go under the windscreen which we previously welded in. Took a little bit of fiddling around, including cutting a new piece of sheet metal and starting again but we eventually got the shape working.

The crease in the middle of it we could not replicate 100% but this should be fine. Traced the holes for the hinge which will be cut out later, then made some final cuts, neatened her up and done! Once again, we are starting to scare ourselves with how these panels are turning out! I ran out of gas as I had to weld some stuff for my brothers S13 drift car, so I'll have to refill my bottle this Friday, with more welding to occur this weekend. Stay tuned!