I removed my windshield yesterday to repair some minor rust in the lower portion of my windshield rail only to discover the entire upper rail is nearly rotted through(lower part is in fairly good shape).
Is it time to break out the metal fabrication tools and make a upper windshield/roof rail or does anyone know of a replacement piece that can be ordered?
Thanks,
Chris

Ouch! :(
Search through the forum. I believe your only option is to break out the fab tools and go to town on it. Unless it's so bad that it warrants a complete roof section, which you can get aftermarket.
I was fortunate enough that only the far corners had small holes which patched up fine.

Good luck!

While at the body shop my body remove front and back windows told me they were fine.I kept telling him I want all metal no puddy.Well after he grinded the surface down he found you guess it body puddy all around front and back window he said he did not no how the front windshield did not fall in my lap.Well him and he's brother did ahell of ajob replacing the lips front and back with sheet metal all metal I was happy but the price just kept going up but you get what you ASK for.

While at the body shop my body remove front and back windows told me they were fine.I kept telling him I want all metal no puddy.Well after he grinded the surface down he found you guess it body puddy all around front and back window he said he did not no how the front windshield did not fall in my lap.Well him and he's brother did ahell of ajob replacing the lips front and back with sheet metal all metal I was happy but the price just kept going up but you get what you ASK for.

Hi

Your not going to belive this, but I just saw on ebay a front and back roof section for sale. It looked like someone removed a cheesy custom open roof job from a camaro or firebird.
The front section had about 8-10" section while the back had about 16" of the original roof section. It had been cut laterally and made the roof two different sections. It may help you, I don't know. :confused:

Larry

Thanks guys.
Can I get a link to the ebay roof section?
The rust is extremely localised. It is strange, the side rails and lower rails are in great shape, but the upper(front) is very rusty, but does not extend to the roof line.

Don't know whether this is the one or not. I kind of remember one from yesterday or the day before where it was just the front section of the roof. Will keep looking

Randy

Roof (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34204&item=2411714573)

Thanks Randy. I was not able to find just the front section on ebay, but did see the complete roof. If I can not find a smaller section, I will fab one up.
Chris

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2411714573&category=34204

a complete roof with the pillars and sail panels intact and only sitting at $21.50 Why cant I be on the Mainland. Only problem is they wont ship it, you must pick up

Even though I will most likely fab the rail, that ebay roof panel looks like a "treasure" to me..................and I wonder why my garage is full of stuff I will never use! :D

$26.50 was a steal of a deal, unless there is something that you cant see in the pics.

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