Just as a preface I know of no 2nd Gen. GT available without a sunroof from the factory, or anyone who has already done this. Correct me if I'm wrong.
After inspection I'm thinking about deleting my sunroof. It doesn't work anyway and I don't really want to go through what could be a pretty big hassle of diagnosing the problem and fixing it. It could be a simple fix, but then again with this car, it is probably going to be a nightmare resulting in me cutting the wiring harness to shreds.
So, I was thinking of ripping out the headliner (going anyway), removing the entire assembly, and putting some 1/4" sheet stock steel right up there. My welder puts out 150 amps (small, I know, but if I need the big one I have it at work and I'm not dropping 4 grand for my own) and is rated to 3/8" steel.
I figure since I hate sunroofs anyway (girly IMO), I loooooove hardtops, especially coupes, fastbacks/hatchbacks. Maybe I can even pick up some structural integrity since as we all know hatchbacks aren't the best on chassis flex, especially those with sunroofs.
Any thoughts? Think I should weld in some kind of brace with some bar stock, or will the 1/4" sheet be enough? I might have a roll cage coming in a year plus, but that remains to be determined...
After inspection I'm thinking about deleting my sunroof. It doesn't work anyway and I don't really want to go through what could be a pretty big hassle of diagnosing the problem and fixing it. It could be a simple fix, but then again with this car, it is probably going to be a nightmare resulting in me cutting the wiring harness to shreds.
So, I was thinking of ripping out the headliner (going anyway), removing the entire assembly, and putting some 1/4" sheet stock steel right up there. My welder puts out 150 amps (small, I know, but if I need the big one I have it at work and I'm not dropping 4 grand for my own) and is rated to 3/8" steel.
I figure since I hate sunroofs anyway (girly IMO), I loooooove hardtops, especially coupes, fastbacks/hatchbacks. Maybe I can even pick up some structural integrity since as we all know hatchbacks aren't the best on chassis flex, especially those with sunroofs.
Any thoughts? Think I should weld in some kind of brace with some bar stock, or will the 1/4" sheet be enough? I might have a roll cage coming in a year plus, but that remains to be determined...
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