Hey, have a 'Bird with a factory vinyl top and am thinking about ditching it when I get her repainted. Trying to figure out how difficult this will be to do and not be noticeable. Realize that I'll have to fill some holes in where the trim is anchored to the top of the quarter panel, but are the drip rails any different? Are they wider on a vinyl top car?
If the car has had a vinyl roof all these years, then be prepared to do a wee bit of work when you peel her off. Unless the car was garage-kept for 38 years, you will have alot of work to do to get that roof and sides prepped for smooth paint.
Trust me, just peeled that banana six months ago and I then chose to replace the vinyl instead of trying to rebuild the roof and sides. Its certainly do-able, just be prepared for some sheet work.
'68 428 HO M3 Monster, 4-on-the-floor! Need I say more?
Well, it's not a matching number car (currently with Chevy big block, don't know if the trans and rearend are right vintage), but will still have to give it some thought.
Jake! I love vinyl, plus after just a LITTLE bit of work I was able to cover up the whole 37-year old mess with NEW vinyl!!!
The roof and sides were stable enough to clean up and cover with new vinyl, but any plan to remove roof and paint as a non-vinyl roof would have been quite a challenge. Its do-able though.
'68 428 HO M3 Monster, 4-on-the-floor! Need I say more?
i took my top off and had minimal surface rust. the two things that needed to be repaired was the pins that held the trim on, below the window needed cut off and filled. two, along the top of the front windsheild, they used staples to anchor the vinyl in. this caused the top to have some slight waves in the metal. bondo took care of that.
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